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User's Manual
DIGITAL CAMERA
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Introduction
First Steps
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Basic Photography and Playback: Auto
Mode
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Shooting Suited for the Scene
- High-sensitivity Shooting Mode, Scene Mode
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Anti-shake Mode
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One-Touch Portrait Mode
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More on Playback
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Movies
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Voice Recordings
Connecting to Televisions, Computers, and Printers
m Shooting, Playback, and Setup Menus
Technical Notes
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Introduction
For Your Safety
To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others,
read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this
equipment. Keep these safety instruct ions where all those who use the prod-
uct will read them.
The consequences that could result from failure to observe the precautions
listed in this section are indicated by the following symbol:
WARNINGS
Turn off in the event of mal-
function
Should you notice smoke or an
unusual smell coming from the cam-
era or AC adapter, unplug the AC
adapter and, remove the battery
immediately, taking care to avoid
burns. Continued operation could
result in injury. After removing or
disconnecting the power source,
take the equipment to a Nikon-
authorized service representative for
inspection.
Do not disassemble
Touching the internal parts of the
camera or AC adapter could result
in injury. Repairs should be per-
formed only by qualified techni-
cians. Should the camera or AC
adapter break open as the result of
a fall or other accident, take the
product to a Nikon-authorized ser-
vice representative for inspection
after unplugging the product and/or
removing the battery.
Do not use the camera or AC
adapter in the presence of
flammable gas
Do not use electronic equipment in
the presence of flammable gas, as
this could result in explosion or fire.
Handle the camera strap
with care
Never place the strap around the
neck of an infant or child.
Keep out of reach of chil-
dren
Particular care should be taken to
prevent infants from putting the
battery or other small parts into
their mouths.
This icon marks warnings, information that should be read before using this
Nikon product to prevent possible injury.
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Observe caution when han-
dling the battery
The battery may leak or explode if
improperly handled. Observe the
following precautions when han-
dling the battery for use in this
product:
Before replacing the battery, turn
the product off. If you are using
the AC adapter, be sure it is
unplugged.
Only use a Rechargeable Li-ion Bat-
tery EN-EL10 (supplied). Charge the
battery by inserting it in a Battery
Charger MH-63 (supplied).
When inserting the battery, do
not attempt to insert it upside
down or backwards.
Do not short or disassemble the
battery or attempt to remove or
break the battery insulation or
casing.
Do not expose the battery to
flame or to excessive heat.
Do not immerse in or expose to
water.
Replace the terminal cover when
transporting the battery. Do not
transport or store with metal
objects such as necklaces or hair-
pins.
The battery is prone to leakage
when fully discharged. To avoid
damage to the product, be sure
to remove the battery when no
charge remains.
Discontinue use immediately
should you notice any change in
the battery, such as discoloration
or deformation.
If liquid from the damaged bat-
tery comes in contact with cloth-
ing or skin, rinse immediately with
plenty of water.
Observe the following pre-
cautions when handling the
battery charger
Keep dry. Failure to observe this
precaution could result in fire or
electric shock.
Dust on or near the metal parts of
the plug should be removed with
a dry cloth. Continued use could
result in fire.
Do not handle the power cable or
go near the battery charger dur-
ing thunderstorms. Failure to
observe this precaution could
result in electric shock.
Do not damage, modify, forcibly
tug or bend the power cable,
place it under heavy objects, or
expose it to heat or flame. Should
the insulation be damaged and
the wires become exposed, take it
to a Nikon-authorized service rep-
resentative for inspection. Failure
to observe these precautions
could result in fire or electric
shock.
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Do not handle the plug or battery
charger with wet hands. Failure to
observe this precaution could
result in electric shock.
Use appropriate cables
When connecting cables to the
input and output jacks, use only the
cables provided or sold by Nikon for
the purpose, to maintain compli-
ance with product regulations.
Handle moving parts with
care
Be careful that your fingers or other
objects are not pinched by the lens
cover or other moving parts.
CD-ROMs
The CD-ROMs supplied with this
device should not be played back on
audio CD equipment. Playing CD-
ROMs on an audio CD player could
cause hearing loss or damage the
equipment.
Observe caution when using
the flash
Using the flash close to your sub-
jects eyes could cause temporary
visual impairment. Particular care
should be observed if photograph-
ing infants, when the flash should
be no less than one meter (39 in.)
from the subject.
Do not operate the flash
with the flash window
touching a person or object
Failure to observe this precaution
could result in burns or fire.
Avoid contact with liquid
crystal
Should the monitor break, care
should be taken to avoid injury
caused by broken glass and to pre-
vent liquid crystal from the monitor
touching the skin or entering the
eyes or mouth.
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Notices
Notice for Customers in the
U.S.A.
Federal Communications Com-
mission (FCC) Radio Frequency
Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC rules. These lim-
its are designed to provide reason-
able protection against harmful
interference in a re sidential installa-
tion. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio fre-
quency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communica-
tions. However, there is no guaran-
tee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television
reception, which can be deter-
mined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following mea-
sures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving
antenna.
Increase the separation between
the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an
outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is con-
nected.
Consult the dealer or an experi-
enced radio/television technician
for help.
CAUTIONS
Modifications
The FCC requires the user to be
notified that any changes or modifi-
cations made to this device that are
not expressly approved by Nikon
Corporation may void the user s
authority to operate the equipment.
Interface Cables
Use the interface cables sold or pro-
vided by Nikon for your equipment.
Using other interface cables may
exceed the limits of Class B Part 15
of the FCC rules.
Notice for customers in the State
of California
WARNING: Handling the cord on
this product will expose you to lead,
a chemical known to the State of
California to cause birth defects or
other reproductive harm. Wash
hands after handling.
Nikon Inc.,
1 300Walt Whitman R oad
Melville, NewY ork 1174 7-3064
USA
T el:631-54 7-4200
COOLPIX S500
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Notice for customers in Canada
CAUTION
This Class B digital apparatus com-
plies with Canadian ICES-003.
ATTENTION
Cet appareil numrique de la classe
B est conforme la norme NMB-003
du Canada.
Symbol for Separate Collec-
tion in European Countries
This symbol indicates that
this product is to be col-
lected separately.
The following apply only to
users in European coun-
tries:
This product is designated for
separate collection at an appropri-
ate collection point. Do not dis-
pose of as household waste.
For more information, contact the
retailer or the local authorities in
charge of waste management.
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Table of Contents
Introduction .....................................................................................................ii
For Your Safety.................................................................................................. ii
WARNINGS ................................................................................................... ii
Notices................................................................................................................ v
About This Manual............................................................................................ 1
Information and Precautions............................................................................ 2
Parts of the Camera........................................................................................... 4
Attaching the Camera Strap.......................................................................... 4
The Monitor....................................................................................................... 6
Shooting....................................................................................................... 6
Playback........................................................................................................ 7
Basic Operations ................................................................................................ 8
The i ( sh ootin g/play ba ck)Button.. .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .8
The C(mo de ) Bu tt on... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .8
T he R ot ar yMu lt iS el ec to r... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .9
T he m Button.. .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..1 0
Help Dis play s. .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..1 1
First Steps........................................................................................................12
Charging the Battery....................................................................................... 12
Inserting the Battery ....................................................................................... 14
Removing the Battery.................................................................................. 15
Turning On and Off the Camera.................................................................. 15
Setting Display Language, Date, and Time.................................................... 16
Inserting Memory Cards.................................................................................. 18
Removing Memory Cards ............................................................................ 19
L Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode.......................................20
Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select L (Auto) Mode.............................. 20
Step 2 Frame a Picture .................................................................................... 22
Step 3 Focus and Shoot ................................................................................... 24
Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures............................................................ 26
Using the Flash ................................................................................................ 28
Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer ............................................................... 30
Macro Close-up Mode..................................................................................... 31
Exposure Compensation ................................................................................. 32
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KnShooting Suited for the Scene - High-sensitivity Shooting Mode,
Scene Mode ...........................................................................................33
High-sensitivity Shooting Mode ..................................................................... 33
Scene Modes .................................................................................................... 34
Features ...................................................................................................... 35
F Anti-shake Mode ...................................................................................42
Shooting in Anti-shake Mode......................................................................... 42
A One-Touch Portrait Mode.......................................................................43
Taking Pictures in the One-Touch Portrait Mode.......................................... 43
The One-Touch Portrait Menu........................................................................ 44
i More on Playback.....................................................................................45
Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback ........................................... 45
Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom............................................................ 46
Editing Pictures................................................................................................ 47
Enhancing Brightness and Contrast: D-Lighting........................................... 48
Creating a Cropped Copy: Crop.................................................................. 49
HRes izing P ic tu res :Sm a llP ic tu re. ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..5 0
Voice Memos: Recording and Playback ......................................................... 51
Viewing Pictures by Date................................................................................ 52
T Movies .......................................................................................................56
Recording Movies ............................................................................................ 56
The Movie Menu ............................................................................................. 57
Selecting Movie Options.............................................................................. 58
Time-Lapse Movies ...................................................................................... 59
Stop-Motion Movies.................................................................................... 60
Auto-Focus Mode........................................................................................ 61
Movie Playback................................................................................................ 62
Deleting Movie Files .................................................................................... 62
O Voice Recordings ........................................................................................63
Making Voice Recordings ............................................................................... 63
Playing Voice Recordings ................................................................................ 65
Copying Voice Recordings .............................................................................. 67
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Connecting to Televisions, Computers, and Printers ...................................68
Connecting to a TV.......................................................................................... 68
Connecting to a Computer ............................................................................. 69
Before Connecting the Camera ................................................................... 69
Setting the USB Option ............................................................................... 70
Transferring Pictures to a Computer ............................................................ 71
Connecting to a Printer................................................................................... 73
Connecting the Camera and Printer ............................................................ 74
Printing Pictures One at a Time.................................................................... 75
Printing Multiple Pictures............................................................................. 76
Creating a DPOF Print Order: Print Set .......................................................... 79
m Shooting, Playback, and Setup Menus.................................................81
Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu ......................................................... 81
Displaying the Shooting Menu and High-sensitivity Menu............................ 82
Z Ima geMode... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..8 2
dWhit e Balan c e. .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..8 4
q Co n tin uo u s.. ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..8 6
A Best S ho tS elec to r (B SS ).... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..8 8
WI SOS ensitiv it y.. .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..8 9
d ColorOpt io ns.. .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..8 9
kAF Ar ea Mo de. .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..9 0
R es trict io ns onCa mer aS et tings.... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..9 1
Playback Options: The Playback Menu .......................................................... 92
Displaying the Playback Menu ..................................................................... 92
wPr intS et... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..7 9
zS lide Show... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..9 4
ADe let e... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..9 5
DPr ot ec t... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..9 5
ET ra nsfe r Mar king.. .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..9 6
HSm all P ic.. .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..5 0
L Co p y. .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..9 7
Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu............................................................ 98
Displaying the Setup Menu.......................................................................... 99
RMe nu s... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..9 9
H Qui ckSta rtu p.. .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ....10 0
V Welc o m eSc re en. ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ....10 0
WDa te.. .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ....10 1
Z Monito r Se tt ings. ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ....10 4
f Dat e Impr int. ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ....10 5
bVibratio n Re duc tio n.... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ....10 7
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u AF Ass ist. .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ....10 8
hSou ndSe tting s.... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ....10 8
iAu to Off.. .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ....10 9
MFormatMemory/ O Fo rma tCa rd. .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ....11 0
jLa ng ua ge. .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ....11 1
kInte rf ac e... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ....11 1
n Re se tAll... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ....11 2
BFir m wa re Ve rsi on... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ....11 3
Technical Notes ............................................................................................114
Optional Accessories ..................................................................................... 114
Approved Memory Cards .......................................................................... 114
Image/Sound File and Folder Names............................................................ 115
Caring for the Camera .................................................................................. 116
Cleaning ................................................................................................... 118
Storage ..................................................................................................... 118
Error Messages............................................................................................... 119
Troubleshooting............................................................................................ 123
Specifications ................................................................................................. 128
Supported Standards..................................................................................... 131
Index............................................................................................................... 132
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About This Manual
Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon COOLPIX S500 digital camera. This
manual has been written to help you enjoy taking pictures with your Nikon
digital camera. Read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it where
all those who use the product will read it.
Symbols and Conventions
To make it easier to find the information you need, the following symbols
and conventions are used:
Notations
A Secure Digital (SD) memory card is referred to as a memory card.
The setting at the time of purchase is referred to as the default setting.
Menu items, options, and messages displayed in the camera monitor are
shown in brackets ([ ]).
Screen Samples
In this manual, images are sometimes omitted from monitor display samples
so that monitor indicators can be more clearly shown.
Illustrations and Screen Display
Illustrations and text displays shown in this manual may differ from actual
display.
kMemory Cards
Pictures taken with this camera can be stored in the cameras intern al memory or on remov-
able memory cards. If a memory card is inserted, all new pictures will be stored on the mem-
ory card and delete, playback, and format oper ations will apply only to the pictures on the
memory card. The memory card must be remove d before the internal memory can be format-
ted or used to store, delete, or view pictures.
This icon marks cautions, infor-
mation that should be read
before use to prevent damage to
the camera.
This icon marks tips, additional
information that may be helpful
when using the camera.
This icon marks notes, informa-
tion that should be read before
using the camera.
This icon indicates that more
information is available else-
where in this manual or in the
Quick Start Guide.
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Information and Precautions
Life-Long Learning
As part of Nikon s Life-Long Le arning commitment to ongoing product support and educa-
tion, continually updated information is available online at the following sites:
For users in the U.S.A.: http://www.nikonusa.com/
F or users in Europe and Africa: http://www.europe-nikon.com/support/
F or users in Asia,Oceania,and the Middle East: http://www.nikon-asia.com/
Visit these sites to keep up-to-date with the la test product information,tips,answers to fre-
quentlyasked questions (F AQs) ,and general advice on di gital imaging and photography.
Additional information maybe av ailab le from th e Nikon representative in your area. See the
URLbelow for contact information:
http://nikonimaging.com/
Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories
Nikon COOLPIX cameras are designed to the highest standards and include complex elec-
tronic circuitry. Only Nikon brand electronic acce ssories (including battery chargers, batteries,
and AC adapters) certified by Nikon specifically for use with this Nikon digital camera are
engineered and proven to operate within the operational and safety requirements of this
electronic circuitry.
THE USE OF NON- NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE THE CAMERA AND
MAY VOID YOUR NIKON WARRANTY.
For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact a local authorized Nikon dealer.
Before Taking Important Pictures
Before taking pictures on important occasions (such as at weddings or before taking the cam-
era on a trip), take a test shot to ensure that the camera is functioning normally. Nikon will
not be held liable for damages or lost prof its that may result from product malfunction.
About the Manuals
No part of the manuals included with this product may be reprodu ced, transmitted, tran-
scribed, stored in a retrieval system, or tran slated into any language in any form, by any
means, without Nikon s prior written permission.
Nikon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software
described in these manuals at a ny time and without prior notice.
Nikon will not be held liable for any dama ges resulting from the use of this product.
While every effort has been made to ensure that the information in these manuals is accu-
rate and complete, we would appreciate it were you to bring any errors or omissions to the
attention of the Nikon representative in your area (address provided separately).
* Holographic seal: Identifies this
device as an authentic Nikon
product.
Rechargeable
Li-ion Battery
EN-EL10
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Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction
Note that simply being in possession of materi al that has been digitally copied or reproduced
by means of a scanner, digital camera or other device may be punishable by law.
Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced
Do not copy or reproduce paper money, coins , securities, government bonds, or local gov-
ernment bonds, even if such copies or reproductions are stamped Sample.
The copying or reproduction of paper money, coi ns, or securities which are circulated in a
foreign country is prohibited.
Unless the prior permission of the government has been obtained, the copying or repro-
duction of unused postage stamps or post cards issued by the government is prohibited.
The copying or reproduction of stamps issued by the government and of certified docu-
ments stipulated by law is prohibited.
Cautions on certain copies and reproductions
The government has issued cautions on copies or reproductions of securities issued by pri-
vate companies (shares, bills, checks, gift certificates, etc.), commuter passes, or coupon
tickets, except when a minimum of necessary copies are to be provided for business use by
a company. Also, do not copy or reproduce passports issued by the government, licenses
issued by public agencies and private groups, ID cards, and tickets, such as passes and meal
coupons.
Comply with copyright notices
The copying or reproduction of copyrighted creative works such as books, music, paintings,
woodcut prints, maps, drawings, movies, and photographs is governed by national and
international copyright laws. Do not use this product for the purpose of making illegal cop-
ies or to infringe copyright laws.
Disposing of Data Storage Devices
Please note that deleting images or formatting da ta storage devices such as memory cards or
built-in camera memory does not completely eras e the original image data. Deleted files can
sometimes be recovered from discarded storag e devices using commercially available soft-
ware, potentially resulting in th e malicious use of personal imag e data. Ensuring the privacy of
such data is the users responsibility.
Before discarding a data storage device or tran sferring ownership to another person, erase all
data using commercial deletion software, or format the device and then completely refill it
with images containing no private information (for example, pictures of empty sky). Be sure to
also replace any pictures sele cted for the welcome screen ( c100).Car esh ouldbetakento
av oid inju ry or damag e to pr operty w hen p hys ically des tro ying data st oragedev ices .
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Parts of the Camera
Attaching the Camera Strap
Power-on lamp
(c20, 109)
Self-timer lamp (c30, 117)
AF-assist illuminator (c29, 35, 108, 117)
Built-in flash
(c28)
Eyelet for camera strap
Built-in microphone
(c51, 56, 63)
Shutter-release
button (c24)
Power switch (c20)
A (one-touch portrait) button (c43)/
(D-Lighting) button (c48)
Lens
(c116, 128)
Lens cover closed
Lens cover
F (anti-shake) button
(c42)
Speaker (c51, 62, 65)
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Indicator lamp (c63)/
Flash lamp (c29)
Monitor (c6)
Connector cover
(c68, 71, 74)
Tripod socket
i (shooting/playback)
button (c8, 26)
T (delete) button
(c26, 27, 51, 62)
Battery-chamber/memory card slot cover (c14, 18)
Battery chamber
(c14)
Memory card slot
(c18)
C (mode) button (c8)
Battery latch (c14, 15)
J (flash mode): c28
d (apply selection) button: c9
g (transfer picture) button
: c69, 71
H (self-timer)
: c30
F (macro close-up
mode): c31
Rotary multi selector: c9
m button
(c10, 82, 92)
Zoom buttons (c22)
See also:
t (wide): c22
v (tele): c22
j (thumbnail playback): c45
k (playback zoom): c46
l (help): c11
I (exposure compensation): c32
Cable connector
Opening the
connector cover
Power connector
cover (when the
optional AC
adapter is con-
nected) (c114)
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The Monitor
The following indicators may appear in the monitor during shooting and
playback (actual display varies with current camera settings).
Shooting
1
Differs according to the current shooting mode. Refer to the sections on each mode
for details.
2
When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway at the default [AF area mode]
setting of [Auto], the active focus area is displayed. The focus area can be selected
from 99 focus areas in the frame or locked at the center focus area.
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2 Exposure lock............................. 41
3 Macro close-up mode................. 31
4 Zoom indicator..................... 22, 31
5 Focus indicator........................... 24
6 Flash mode ................................ 28
7 Internal memory indicator .......... 21
8 Battery level indicator................. 20
9 ISO sensitivity ....................... 29, 89
10 Vibration reduction icon........... 107
11 Self-timer indicator..................... 30
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Time zone indicator .................. 101
13 Date imprint ............................. 105
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Movie length.............................. 56
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16 Exposure compensation value..... 32
17 Image mode............................... 82
18 Color options ............................. 89
19 White balance mode .................. 84
20 Best shot selector (BSS)............... 88
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The i (shooting/playback) Button
The C (mode) Button
Press Cduri ngsho oting todi spla ythesho oting -
mo desel ection me nu, o rdu ring p layb acktodisp lay
th ep lay back-mod ese lecti onmenu .Use the ro ta ry
mu lti s el ec t or ( c9) to ch oose the desiredmo de.
Press i to switch between the mode-selec tion
men usforshooting modean d play back mode.
Shooting-mode Selection Menu
Playback-mode Selection Menu
Press i onceinshooting mo deto enterfull-frame
play back; press a gain to switch b ack to shooting
mode.Pressing theshutte r-releasebuttonhalfwayin
play back mode ( c26 ) willalsoa ctivateshooting
mo de.
Ifthecameraistu rnedoff,holddown i to turn
th eca meraoninplayback mode( c26 ) .
Shooting
Auto mode (c20)
Voice recording mode (c63)
Scene mode (c34)
High-sensitivity shooting
mode (c33)
Movie mode (c56)
Setup mode (c98)
Play
Playback mode (c26)
Calendar mode (c52)
List by date mode (c53) Audio playback mode
(c65)
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The rotary multi selector is made up of the rotating ring and the d button.
Whenselecting menusorpictures,you caneitherpresstherotatin g ring up,
down,left,orright,orrotateit.Whe nchoosing from nume rousmenu ite ms
orpictures,rotating th ering isre commende d fore asyscrollin g,an d faste r
operation.
This section describes stan dard uses ofthe rotary multi se lector to select
modes,select menu options,a nd to a pplyselection.
For the Shooting-mode/Playback-mode Selection Menu
To move the highlight clockwise, turn clockwise, press down or right.
To move the highlight counterclockwise, turn counterclockwise, press up or left.
To apply selection, press d.
For the Menu Screen
To move the highlight upward, turn counterclockwise, or press up.
To move the highlight downward, turn clockwise, or press down.
To apply selection, press d or right.
To cancel setting and return to the previous screen, press left.
kNotes on the Rotary Multi Selector
In many cases, you can choose how to use the rotary multi selector to perform an opera-
tion. For example, rotating the selector clock wise and pressing the selector right may pro-
duce the same results. Since the selector can be used in various ways, concrete descriptions
such as Press the rotary multi selector Jar e inc luded onlyi n c as esw here neces s ar y.
In t he manual,t he button indicatingup,dow n,le ft ,and rightof th e rot ar ymultiselect oris
shown as G,H,I,and J.
lSwitching to Shooting Mode
Press the shutter-release button while navigati ng menus other than that for voice recording
to switch to the shooting mode currently selected in the shooting-mode selection menu.
Press up.
Turn clockwise.
Press right.
Press down.
Press left.
Turn counterclockwise.
Play
Press d.
Press up.
Turn clockwise.
Press right.
Press d.
Press down.
Press left.
Turn counterclockwise.
Shooting menu
Image mode
White balance
Continuous
BSS
ISO sensitivity
Exit
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Press m to displaythemenu forthesele cted mode.Usetherotarymulti
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To display the one-touch portrait me nu, enter one-touch portrait mode by
pressing Aa nd then press m.
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To displaytheprint menu,conne ct thec amerato aPictBridge -compatib le
printerto displayth eprint selec tionscreen,and thenpress m.
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To displaythesetup me nu forshooting orplayba ck mode,choose Z in
the shoo ti ng -mo de orp layb ack-mode selectio n menu and then pressd.
L S hooti ngmenu ( c8 1) i Playb ack menu ( c9 2)
K Hig h-sensi ti vi tymen u( c81 ) J Cal endarmenu( c55 )
n S cene menu ( c34 ) L Li s t b yd at eme nu ( c55)
AOne-touch portrait menu
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T Mo vie men u( c57 ) Z S etupmenu
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Shooting menu
Image mode
White balance
Continuous
BSS
ISO sensitivity
Exit
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The selected option
Displayed when
there are one or
more menu items
to follow
Displayed when the
menu contains two
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Displayed when
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previous menu
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Color options
AF area mode
Exit
Color options
Exit
Standard color
Black-and-white
Sepia
Cyanotype
Vivid color
Black-and-white
Sepia
Cyanotype
Vivid color
Press the rotary multi selec-
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the next set of options.
Press the rotary multi
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Press v (l) to viewa descriptio no fthe currently se lectedmen u optio n.
To return to theor iginal men u, pres s v (l) again.
Press m to returnto sh ooting orplayb ack mode.
qContinuous
Exit Back
Choose single frame,
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Charging the Battery
The camera uses a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10 (supplied).
Charge the battery with the Battery Ch arger MH-63 (supplied) before first
use or when the battery is running low.
1 Connect the power cable
Connect the power cable to the battery charger 1an d i ns er tth e w a llp lu gin to a
po w er o ut let 2.T he C H AR G E lamp w il ll igh t to sh o w th at th e ch ar ge r is on 3.
2 Charge the battery
Insert the battery into the battery
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CHARGE lamp starts blinking when
battery is inserted. Charging is complete
when lamp stops blinking.
About 100 minutes are req uired to charge
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Remove the battery and unplug the charger.
jNote on the Battery Charger
Be sure to read and follow the warnings for the battery charger on pages iii and iv before
using the battery charger.
The supplied battery charger is for use only with a Rechargeable Li -ion Battery EN-EL10. Do
not use with incompatible batteries.
jNote on the Battery
Be sure to read and follow the warnings for th e battery on page iii and the section, Caring
for the Camera ( c1 16) , befor e us ing th e battery .
kAlternative Power Resources
To power the camera continuously for extended periods, use an AC Adapter EH-62D (avail-
able separately from Nikon) (c114 ). Do not, under any circumstances, use another
make or model of AC adapter. Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheat-
ing or in damageto the camera.
CHARGE lamp Description
Blinks Battery charging.
On Battery fully charged.
Flickers
Battery error. If ambient temperature is not 5 to 35 C (41
to 95 F), wait until temperature is in this range before
charging. Otherwise unplug charger and remove battery
immediately and take both devices to retailer or Nikon-
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Insert a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10 (supplied) that has been fully
charged, using the Battery Charger MH-63 (supplied), into your camera.
1 Open the battery-chamber/memory card
slot cover.
2 Insert the battery.
Confirm that the positive (+) and negative (-) termi-
nals are oriented correctly as described on the label at
the entrance of the battery chamber, and insert the
battery.
The battery is fully inserted when the latch clicks back
into place.
jInserting the Battery
Inserting the battery upside down or backwards
could damage the camera. Be sure to check the
battery is in the correct orientation.
3 Close the battery-chamber/memory card
slot cover.
Close the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover
1, an d sl ide t he c ov er la tc h to th e po si tio n 2.
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Turn the camera off befo re removing the battery.
To eject the battery, open the battery-chamber/
memory card slot cover a nd slide the battery latch
in the direction shown 1.The ba tterycan then b e
re moved by han d 2.
No te t ha tt he b at te ry ma ybecomeh ot d ur in g
use; ob serv edu ecau tion whenremovi ngth e
battery.
Turning On and Off the Camera
To turn on the camera, press the power switch. The
power-on lamp (green) will light and the monitor
will turn on. To turn off the camera, press the
power switch again.
If the camera is tu rned off, hold down i to turn
th ec ameraoninplaybac k mode( c26) .
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A language-selection dialog is displaye d the first time the camera is turned
on.
1 Press the power switch to turn on the
camera.
The power-on lamp will light and the monitor will
turn on.
2 Use the rotary multi selector to choose
the desired language and press d.
For information on using the rotary multi selector, see
The Rotary Multi Selector ( c9 ).
3 Choose [Yes] and press d.
If [No] is selected, the date and time will not be set.
4 Press d.
The home time zone menu is displayed.
lDaylight Saving Time
If daylight saving time is in effect, turn on [Daylight saving]
in the time zone menu and set the date.
1 Before pressing d,presstherotarymulti selec tor H to
cho os e [ Daylig htsaving] .
2 Press d to enabledayligh t savin g time( y) .
Pressing d togglesthedayligh t s aving timeoptionon
and off.
3 Press the rotary multi selector G,and t hen press d to
proce ed to s te p 5.
Whendaylight s aving timeends ,turn[ Daylight s aving]off
from th edatemenu ( c101 ) in th e s etup menu. Th e cam-
er a s clock is auto mat ically s et back one hour .
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The date menu is displayed.
6 Edit the day ([D]) (order of the day,
month, and year may differ in some
areas) and press d.
7 Edit the month ([M]) and press d.
8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to edit the year
([Y]), hour, and minutes. Press d after
setting each item.
The row for setting the order in which the date is dis-
played will blink.
9 Choose the order in which the day,
month, and year are displayed and press
d.
The settings are applied and monitor display returns to
shooting mode.
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Pictures are stored in the cameras internal memory (26 MB) or on removable
Secure Digital (SD) memory cards (available separately) ( c114 ).
If a memory card is inserted in the camera, pictures are automatically
stored on the memory card and pictures recorded to the memory card
can be played back, deleted, or transferred. Remove the memory card
to store pictures in the internal memory, or play back, delete, or trans-
fer pictures from the internal memory.
1 Turn the camera off and open the bat-
tery-chamber/memory card slot cover.
If the power-on lamp is lit, press the power switch to
turn off the camera.
Make sure that the camera is off (power-on lamp is
off)before inserting or remov ing the memorycard.
2 Insert the memory card.
Slide the memory card in until it clicks into place.
Close the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.
jInserting Memory Cards
Inserting the memory card upside down or back-
wards could damage the camera or the memory
card. Make sure that the memory card is correctly ori-
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Before removing memory cards, turn the camera
off and confirm that the power-on lamp is off.
Open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover
and press the card in 1topartiallyejectthecard
2. The card can then b eremo ved by hand .
jFormatting Memory Cards
If the message at right is displayed, the memory card must be
formatted before use ( c1 10) .Not ethat formatting per-
manently deletes all pictures and other data on the mem-
ory card. Be sure to make copiesof any pictures you wish to
keep before formatting the memory card.
U se the rotary multi selector to choose [ F ormat]and press d.Th e
s c r e e ns h ow na t r igh t w ill b edis pla y e d.To s ta r t f or ma ttin g,c h oos e[ F or ma t]a ga ina n d pr e s s d.
Do not turn the camera off or remove the battery or memory card until formatting
is complete.
The first time you insert the memory cards us ed in other devices into the COOLPIXS500 , be
sure to format them ( c11 0) .
jThe Write Protect Switch
SD memory cards are equipped with a write protect
switch. Pictures cannot be re corded or deleted and the
memory card cannot be formatted when this switch is in
the lock position. Unlock by sliding the switch to the
write position.
jMemory Cards
Use only Secure Digital memory cards.
Do not perform the following during formatting, while data are being written to or deleted
from the memory card, or during data transfer to a computer. Failure to observe this pre-
caution could result in the loss of data or in damage to the camera or memory card.
- Eject the memory card
- Remove the battery
- Turn off the camera
- Disconnect the AC adapter
Do not disassemble or modify.
Do not drop, bend, or expose to water or strong physical shocks.
Do not touch the metal terminals wi th your fingers or metal objects.
Do not affix labels or stickers to the memory card.
Do not leave in direct sunlight, closed vehicles, or areas exposed to high temperatures.
Do not expose to humidity or to corrosive gases.
Card is not formatted.
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Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select L (Auto) Mode
This section describes how to take pictures in L ( auto)mode,an automati c,
point-and-sho otmo de recommended fo rfirst-time usersof dig ital cam-
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1 Press the power switch to turn on the
camera.
The power-on lamp will light and the monitor will
turn on.
Proceed to step 4 when M isdisp layed.
2 Press C.
L and press d.
The camera enters L (aut o)mode.
4 Check the battery level and number of
exposures remaining.
Battery level
Number of exposures remaining
The number of pictures that can be stored depends on the capacity of the memory
or memory card and image mode setting.
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lAvailable Functions in L (Auto) Mode
In L ( auto)mode,macr oclo se-upmode ( c31 ) and ex pos ureco mpens at ion( c32 ) canb e
ap plied and pict ures can be taken u sin g the flash ( c2 8) and self-timer ( c3 0). P r e ss in g m
in L (aut o)mode dis playsthe s hoo tingmenu. Thi smenu allowsy ou tosp ec ifythe imag e
mode (c82), wh itebalances ettin g( c84), andtoapp lyco ntin uous s hoo ting( c86 ) ,BSS
(c88 ),ISOsensitiv ity( c89 ) , colorop tions ( c89),andAFarea( c9 0) to s uit s hoo ting
condition s or you ro wn preferences .
lVibration Reduction
[Vibration reduction] ( c10 7) , wh en [ On] (default setting) is s elected, can be app lied to effec-
tivelyreduceblur ,caus edbys light handmovementkn own as camerashake, th at co mmonly
occu rs wh en s hoo ting w ith zoo m appliedor at s low s hutt er s peeds .
Vibration redu ction can be us edinall s hoot ing modes .
lAuto Power Off in L (Auto) Mode (Standby Mode)
The monitor will dim to reduce the drain on the battery if no operations are performed for
about five seconds. The monitor will brighten wh en camera controls are used. At default set-
tings, the monitor will turn off altogether if no operations are performed for about a minute
during shooting and playback. The camera will turn off automatically if no operations are per-
formed for another three minutes ( c10 9).
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Image mode
Choose from six image-mode options
depending on how you plan to use
the picture. The default setting is
E Normal (3,072 2,304).
Internal memory indicator
Pictures will be recorded to internal
memory. When memory card is inserted,
M is not displayed, and pictures will be
recorded to memory card.
Vibration reduction icon
Vibration reduction can be set
up according to the shooting
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1 Ready the camera.
Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping
your fingers and other objects away from the lens,
flash, and self-timer lamp.
When taking pictures in tall orientation, turn the
camera counterclockwise so that the built-in flash
is above the lens.
2 Frame the picture.
Position the main subject near the center of the mon-
itor.
Using the Zoom
Use the zoom buttons to activate optical zoom.
Press t (j) to zoom out, increasing the area visi-
ble in the frame, or v (k) to zoom in so that the
subject fills a larger area of the frame.
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum magnification (3), holding
down v (k) triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4, for a
total magnification of 12.
A monitor indicator shows the current zoom ratio.
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Optical zoom
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Zoom indicator turns
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Zoom indicator dis-
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Unlike optical zoom, data from the camera s imag e sensor are processed digitally with digital
zoom. Details visible at maximum optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly
grainy image.
lHigh-sensitivity Shooting Mode
In high-sensitivity shooting mode ( c33), s ens itivit yis in creasedt oredu ceblur ring caus edby
camer a s hake or su bject movement un derlo w light ing.
lAnti-shake Mode
In anti-shake mode ( c42 ) ,[ Vibration reduction] ( c107 ) and[B SS] ( best s hotselecto r)
(c88 ) areenabledtoreduceb lurringcau sed bycamer ash akeands ubjectmovement, and
theflashisdisabled. Wit h[BSS] enabled, th ecamer atakesshotsto amax imumo ften, they
ar ecompared,andth es harpest pictu re(pictur ew ithth eh ighes tlevelofdetail) is s av ed.A
highersensitivityisset, an dthesh utterspeedw illb efaster , ev en f orshootingsubjectsinth e
samebrig htnes s, thanin L ( auto )mode.Thismode isnots uit ed t os hooti ngunderlow
light ing ,b utiss uited tos hoot ingunderna tural lightwh en th e camera i szoo med in.
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1 Press the shutter-release button halfway.
The camera focuses on the subject positioned within
the active focus area. By default, the camera auto-
matically chooses the focus area (one of nine) con-
taining the subject closest to the camera and adjusts
exposure accordingly.
When the subject is in focus, the active focus area
and focus indicator ( p)glowgr ee n .
Whe nthec ame raisun ab leto foc us ,thefocusar ea
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tionan d tr ya gain .
Th ef oc usar eaisn ot displa ye d w h endigital zoom is
inef fe ct.
2 Press the shutter-release button the rest
of the way down.
The picture will be recorded to the memory card or
internal memory.
lShutter-Release Button
The camera features a two-stage shutter-releas e button. To set focus and exposure, press the
shutter-release button halfway, stopping when you feel resistance. Focu s and exposure lock
while the shutter-release button is held in this position. To release the shutter and take a pic-
ture, press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down. Do not use force when press-
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While pictures are being recorded, the y( wait) iconwillbedisp layed ,andt he Mic ono rthe
Oico n(whenmemo rycardisin serted)willb link.Donottu rn thecameraoff,openthebat-
tery-c hamb er /memorycard sl otc over, orremoveor dis co nnectthepo wers our cewhilethes e
icons aredis played. Cutt ingpo werorremov i ngthememorycardinthes ecirc ums tances
could r es ult inlo ss of dataor in damage to the camera or card.
kAutofocus
Autofocus may not perform as expected in the following situations:
Subject is very dark
Objects of sharply differing brightness are incl uded in the scene (e.g., the sun is behind the
subject and is in deep shadow)
No contrast between the subject and surrounding s (e.g., when the subject is standing in
front of a white wall, wearing a white shirt)
Several objects are at different distances from th e camera (e.g., the subject is inside a cage)
Subject is moving rapidly
In the situations noted above, try pressing th e shutter-release button halfway to refocus sev-
eral times, or use focus lock ( c90 ) .
lAF-assist Illuminator and Flash
If the subject is poorly lit, the AF-assist illu minator may light by pressing the shutter-release
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Full-Frame Playback
Press i.
The last picture taken will be displayed.
Use the rotary multi selector to view additional pictures.
Pictures may be displayed briefly at low resolution while
being read from the memory card or internal memory.
Press i orth esh utte r-r elea seb uttonto switchto sh oot-
ing mode .
Wh e n Mis d is p l a ye d , p ic t u r e s s t o r e d int he int e r na l m e m -
o r ywil l b e d is p l a ye d . Whe nm e m o r yc a r d is ins e r t e d , Mis
no t d is p l a ye d a nd p ic t u r e s s t o r e d o nt he m e m o r yc a r d wil l
b e d is p l a ye d .
Deleting Pictures
1 Press T to delete the picture currently
displayed in the monitor.
2 Use the rotary multi
selector to select
[Yes] and press d.
To exit without deleting the
picture, choose [No] and
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kFull-Frame Playback Mode
The following options are available in full-frame playback mode.
Quick Playback Zoom
Pressing v (k)durin g full-frameplayb ac k zoomsth ecurr en t
picturein3 ,withth ecenterofth epic turedis played inthe
monitor( Quic k Playback Zoom)( c46).
Pr es s d to return t of ull-f rame playb ack.
kViewing Pictures
When the camera is off, holding down i will turnthecamer aoninfull-fr ameplayb ac k
mode.Ifthec ameraisturned offinvoic erecording mode( c63 ) or audioplaybackmode
(c65 ) , the camer a willb e tu rned on in au dio playb ack mode.
Picturesstor edin t hein ter nalmemor y cano n ly be viewed if no memo ry card is insert ed.
kDeleting the Last Picture Taken
In shooting mode, press T to delete the las t pictur e taken.
Whentheconfir mationdialog s how nat right isdis played,us e
ther otarymulti s electorto ch oos e[ Yes ]and pr es s d.
To exit w ithout deleting thepicture,choos e[ No]and pr es s d.
Option Use Description c
Playback zoom v (k)
P re ss v (k) to e nlar ge v iew of pic-
t ur e cu rr en tlydis pla y edin mo nito r
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Pre ss t (j)to displayf our,nine ,
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Pre ss A to en h an ce b rig h tn es s
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Using the Flash
The flash has a range of 0.57.5 m (19.7 in.24 ft. 6.0 in.) when the camera
is zoomed out all the way. With maximum optical zoom applied, the range is
0.54.0 m (19.7 in.13 ft. 1.2 in.) (when [ISO sensitivity] is set to [Auto]). The
following flash modes are available:
1 Press J (flash mode).
The flash menu is displayed.
the desired flash mode and press d.
The icon for the selected flash mode is displayed at
the top of the monitor.
When z(a ut o)isa pp lied, zis onlyd isp la ye df or
fiv e se co nd s.
Thefl as hmod ea pp lie din L (auto )m ode and h ig h-
sens iti vit y sh oo ti ng mo de is s to red i n th e c am er as
m em o ryeven aftert he c am era isturned o ff.
If a setti ngisnotap pli ed bypr es sing d w ithinf ive
se conds,th ese le ctionw ill b eca nc elle d.
z Auto (default for L (auto) mode)
Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor.
A Auto with red-eye reduction
Reduces red-eye in portraits ( c2 9) .
B Off
Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor.
J Fill flash
Flash fires when a picture is taken. Use to fill-in (illuminate) shadows and
back-lit subjects.
D Slow sync
Flash illuminates main subject; slow shutter speeds are used to capture back-
ground at night or under dim light.
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jThe B (Off) Indicator
Note the following when lighting is poor and the flash is off ( B) .Turnvibr ationreduc tion
(c107 ) off when us ing a tripo d.
Place the camer a on af lat, level su rfaceo r use atr ipod ( recommended) .
T he Wisdisp layedwhent hecameraauto matica llyincreas es sens itiv itytominimizeblur
caused byslowshut tersp eed.Pict urestaken when W is dis playedmay bes lightlymot tled.
jNote on Using the Flash
When using the flash at a wide-angle zoom positio n, reflections from dust particles in the air
may appear as bright spots in pictures. To reduce these reflections, set the flash to B ( Off)or
zoom inonthesubject.
kThe AF-assist Illuminator
If lighting is poor, the AF-assist illuminator may light to assist the focus operation when the
shutter-release button is pressed halfway. The i lluminator has a range of about 1.9 m (6 ft. 2
in.) at the maximum wide-angle position and 1. 1 m (3 ft. 6 in.) at the maximum telescopic
position. The AF-assist illuminato r can be set to [Off] manually ( c1 08) ,althou ghinth is cas e
thecamera may n ot focu s wh en lig htin gis poo r.
kThe Flash Lamp
The flash lamp indicates flash status when the shut-
ter-release button is pressed halfway.
On: Flash will fire when picture is taken.
Blinks: Flash charging. Wait a few seconds and
try again.
Off: Flash will not fire when picture is taken.
kRed-Eye Reduction
The COOLPIX S500 is equipped with an advance d red-eye reduction system. Pre-flashes are
fired several times at low intens ity before the main flash to reduce red-eye. If the camera
detects red-eye after a pictur e is taken, Nikons own In-Camera Red-Eye Fix processes the
image as it is recorded. Therefore, there is a slight delay before the shutter-release button
operates normally to ta ke another picture.
Not recommended for when shu tter-release timing is essential.
Red-eye reduction may not alwa ys produce the desired results.
In some rare cases, other portions of pictures may be affected.
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Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer
The camera is equipped with a ten-second and three-second timer for self-
portraits. When using the self-timer, use of a tripod is recommended. Turn
vibration reduction ( c1 07) o ff when using atripod.
1 Press H (self-timer).
The self-timer menu is displayed.
[10s] or [3s] and press d.
[10s] (ten seconds): suited for important occasions
(such as weddings)
[3s] (three seconds): suited for preventing camera shake
The mode selected for self-timer is displayed.
If a setting is not applied by pressing d with inf ives ec on ds ,th ese lec tionwill b e
ca nc e lle d.
3 Frame the picture and press the
shutter-release button halfway.
Focus and exposure will be set.
4 Press the shutter-release button
the rest of the way down.
The self-timer starts and the self-timer lamp
will blink. The lamp stops blinking one sec-
ond before the photograph is taken and
remains lit until the shutter is released.
The number of seconds remaining before
the shutter is released is displayed in the
monitor.
To stop the timer before a picture is taken,
press the shutter-release button again.
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Macro Close-up Mode
Macro close-up mode is used for taking pictures of objects as close as 15 cm
(5.9 in.). Note that the flash may be unable to light entire subject at distances
of less than 30 cm (11.8 in.).
1 Press L (macro close-up mode).
The macro close-up menu is displayed.
[ON] and press d.
The macro close-up mode icon ( F)isdispla ye d.
Whe n [ OFF] is se lec te d, FOFF is only displa ye d f or
fivese conds.
Th emon itorw ill r etur nto th en or ma l displayf orthe
curr en t modeifthes ettin g isn ot a pplied b ypre ssing
d w ithinf ivese conds.
3 Press v (k) or t (j) to frame the pic-
ture.
The camera can focus at a distance of 15 cm (5.9 in.)
at the zoom position at which F glow s gr ee n (th e
zoom in dic atorispos ition ed ove r F).
4 Focus and shoot.
The macro close-up mode applied in L (aut o)mo de
or h ig h- sens iti vit y sh oo ti ng mo de i s sto red in t he
camer a smemo ryev en afterth e c amera ist ur ned o ff.
kMacro Close-up Mode
In macro close-up mode, the camera focuses continuously, even when the shutter-release
button is not pressed halfway to lock focus.
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Exposure Compensation
Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value suggested
by the camera to make pict ures brighter or darker.
1 Press the rotary multi selector I (expo-
sure compensation).
2 Use the rotary multi selector to adjust
exposure.
When the picture is too dark: adjust the exposure
compensation to + side.
When the picture is too bright: adjust the exposure
compensation to - side.
Exposure compensation can be set to values
between -2.0 and + 2.0 EV.
3 Press d.
The I iconisdisplay e d inth emonitor.
Th emonitorwill r etur nto th en ormal dis playforth e
curr en t modeifth es ettin g isn ot a pplie d b ypr es s-
ing d w ith inf ives ec on ds .
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Shooting Suited for the Scene - High-sensitivity Shooting Mode, Scene Mode
High-sensitivity Shooting Mode
In high-sensitivity shooting mode, sensit ivity is increased with shooting under
low lighting to reduce blurring caused by camera shake or subject move-
ment, allowing you to capture the atmos phere of the scene. ISO sensitivity
will be automatically increased to a maximum of 1600 depending upon the
brightness of the subject.
1 Enter high-sensitivity shooting
mode by pressing C in
shooting mode, selecting K
(use the rotary multi selector),
and then pressing d.
2 Frame the subject and take the
picture.
jNotes on High-sensitivity Shooting Mode
This mode reduces effects of camera shake ev en for shooting under low lighting;however,
when shooting without the flash, use of a tripod is recommended. Turn vibration reduction
(c107 ) o ff when us ing a tripo d.
Picturest aken in this modemay beco me somewhat grainy .
Focus mayn ot bep recis elyf ixe d in ex tremely darkp laces .
lHigh-sensitivity Shooting and Anti-shake Modes
Both high-sensitivity shooting mode and anti-shake mode ( c42)reduceb lurr ingcaus edby
camer ashakeandsubject movement.Ho wever,hi gh-sensit ivitysh ootingmodeissuit edfor
sho otin g under low lighting. In some cir cums tance s , dis ablin g the flash may make it even eas-
ier to cap ture the t rue essenceoft hescene.
Inhig h-s en sitivit ys hoot ingmode, pr es s ing m dis playsthehigh-s ens itivitymenu.Theitems
availab lef rom thismen u ar eth es ameasthos eavailableinth e L (aut o)mode s hoo ting
menu ( c81 ), excep tt hat [ ISOs en sit ivity ]is not availableinth ehigh -s en sit ivity menu. Ju st as
with L (aut o)mode,the flas h,self-timer,macr oclo se-upmode,and exp osure co mpensa-
tion are available.
In anti -sh ake mode,v ibratio n reduc tion ( c107 )an dBSS( c88 )ar een ab ledtoreduceb lur-
ringcaus edbycamer ash akeor s ubjectmovement, andtheflashisdisab led.Sensitiv ityisset
higherands hutt er s peedis fas terthanwith L ( auto)mode underthe s ame ligh tingco ndi-
tions .Thismode iss uited tos hoot ingunder natural li ghtwh en th e camera iszoo med in.
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Scene Modes
The camera offers a choice of 15 scene options. Camera settings are auto-
matically optimized for th e selected subject type.
1 Enter scene mode by pressing
C in shooting mode, select-
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selector), and then pressing d.
2 Press m to display the scene
menu screen, and choose the
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picture.
lImage Mode
[Z Image mode] ( c82) canb es etinth es cenemenu.
Changes made to thes e s etting s apply to all s hooting modes .
B Po rt rait HBeach/s no w NMuseum
ELandsc ap e ISun se t KFire works show
P Sp orts JDu sk/ dawn OCo py
D Night po rt rait G Night lan dsc ap e LBac k light
CParty /in do or MClo se u p F Pano ramaas sist
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Features
* Other settings can be selected.
ku (AF-Assist Illumination)
u standsfortheAF-assist illumination( c108 ) .
B Portrait
Use this mode for portraits in which the main subject
stands out clearly. Portrait subjects exhibit smooth, natu-
ral-looking skin tones.
Camera focuses on subject in the center of the monitor.
C A* H Of f * F Off I 0 * u Auto*
E Landscape
Use this mode for vivid landscapes and cityscapes.
Camera focuses at infinity. The focus indicator ( c2 4)
a lw a ys g low s gr ee n w he n th e sh ut te r-r elea se b ut to nis
p re ss ed ha lfw a y. N o te , ho w ev er , th at o bjects in th e f ore -
g ro u ndm a yn o ta lw ay s be in f ocus .
C B H Of f * F Off I 0 * u Off
P Sports
Use this mode for dynamic action shots that freeze the action
in a single shot and record motion in a series of pictures.
While the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the
camera focuses continuously until focus is acquired and
locked.
While the shutter-release button is held down, pictures
are taken at rate of about 2.5 frames per second (fps).
This rate is maintained for up to four pictures when
image mode is set to [ E N or mal (30 7 2)] .
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Fill flash with slow sync and red-eye reduction.
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Fill flash with slow sync and red-eye reduction. Other settings can be selected.
2
Other settings can be selected.
Q: Forthos es cenemodesw ith Q,us eo fatri podisr ec ommended.Tur nv ibratio nred uc-
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R: Forthosescenemodeswi th R,nois ereduct ionmayb eaut omaticallyap pliedaspict ures
t akenar ereco rded;resultsinincr easedr ec ordi ngtimes.
D Night Portrait QR
Us eth ismo d et oac hi ev eana tu ra lb al an ceb et w ee nth e
m ainsu bj ec tan db ac k gr ou ndlig ht in ginp o rtr ai tst ak enat
nig h t.
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C Party/indoor
Captures the effects of candlelight and other indoor back-
ground lighting.
Camera focuses on subject in center of frame.
Turn vibration reduction ( c1 0 7 ) o f f w h e n u s in g a t r ip o d.
C A
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H Beach/snow
Captures the brightness of such subjects as snowfields,
beaches, or sunlit expanses of water.
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I Sunset Q
Pr es erv e st hed ee phu ess ee ninsu ns et sa nds un ri se s.
C a m er afo cu se so nsu bj ec ti nce nt eroff ra m e.
C B* H Of f * F Off I 0 * u Auto*
J Dusk/dawn QR
Pr es erv e st hec ol or ss ee ninth ewe a kn a tu ra lli gh tbe fo re
su nr iseo ra ft ersu n se t.
C a m er afo cu se sa tinf in ity .W he nth es hu tt er -r el ea se
b u tto nispr es se dha lfw a y,th efo cu sin dic at or( c2 4)
a lwa ys ligh ts; h owe ve r, fo cu s may n ot be s et fo r ne ar
s ub je ct s, w hile th eca m er af ocu se sa tinf in ity .
G Night landscape QR
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M Close up
Photograph flowers, insects, and other small objects at
close range.
The camera can focus at distances as close as 15 cm
(6.9 in.). The camera can be zoomed in when the zoom
indicator is positioned over F.
W hil e th es hu tt er -r ele a se bu tt on i sp re ss ed h alf w ay ,t he
c a m er af oc us es c on ti nu ou sl yu n til fo cu s is ac qu ir ed a nd
l oc ke d .
M a c ro cl os e- up sh o ot ing ( c31 )can b e us edfo r th is
o p tio n.
T u rn vibr at ion r eduction ( c1 07 ) of fw h en u sin g a tr i-
p o d.
C z* H Of f * F O n I 0 * u Auto*
N Museum
Use indoors where flash photography is prohibited (for
example, in museums and art galleries) or in other settings
in which you do not want to use the flash.
BSS (c88 )t ur ns o na u to m at ica lly .
T u rn vibr at ion r eduction ( c1 07 ) of fw h en u sin g a tr i-
p o d.
C B H Of f * F O f f * I 0 * u Off
K Fireworks show Q
Slo ws hu tte rsp ee dsa reu se dt oca pt ur eth ee x pa nd in g
bu rs to flig htfr omaf ir ew o rk .
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Provides clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board or in
print.
Use macro close-up mode ( c3 1) to f ocus a ts ho rt
r an g es .
Co lo re dt ex t an d dr aw in gs ma y no ts ho w u p we ll.
C B* H Of f * F O f f * I 0 * u Auto*
L Back light
Use when light is coming from behind your subject, throw-
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C J H Of f * F Off I 0 * u Auto*
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Taking Pictures for a Panorama
The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame. Use a tripod
for best results.
[F Panorama assist] in the scene menu
and press d.
The yellow panorama direction icon ( E) is d isp la ye d to
sh ow t he d ire c tio n in w hi ch p ict ur es w ill b ej oi ne d.
the direction and press d.
Select how pictures will be joined together in the com-
pleted panorama; right ( V) ,l e f t( U) ,u p( S) ,o rd o w n( T) .
Th ep a n o r a m ad ir e c t io ni c o n( E) is d i s p l a y e d t o t h e d ir e c -
t i o n p r e s s e d , a n d c h a n g e s t o w h i t e w h e n d ispr e s s e d.
Apply f la s h ( c2 8 ) , s e lf - t im e r ( c3 0 ) , m a cr o clo s e - u p
m o de ( c3 1 ) , a n d e x p o s u r e co m p e n s a t io n ( c3 2 ) s e t t in g s w it h t h is s t e p , if n e ce s s a r y .
P r e s s d to r e s e le c t th edir e c tion .
3 Take the first picture.
The first picture is displayed in the first third
of the monitor.
F Panorama assist
Use when taking a series of pictures that will later be joined to form a single pan-
orama using PictureProject.
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Compose the next picture so that it over-
laps the first picture.
Repeat until you have taken the necessary
number of pictures to complete the scene.
5 Press d when shooting is completed.
The camera returns to step 2.
jPanorama Assist
Flash mode ( c28), s elf-t imer( c3 0) ,macroclos e-up ( c3 1), an de xp os urecompe ns a tion
(c32 ) settings cannot b e adjus ted after th e fir st p i ctu re is taken . Pictu res cann ot be deleted,
nor can zoo m or image-mode s etting ( c8 2) be adjusted until th e ser ies isfinalized.
Th e pano rama s eries is termin at ed if the camer a enters s tandby mo de with t heaut o off fu nc-
tion( c109 )durin gs hoo ting. Settingt hetimeallowe dtoelapsebefo rethecameraen ters
standby mode to a lon ger setting is reco mmen ded.
lExposure Lock
G ( white) is dis played to indic ate that white balance and
ex pos urehavebeenlocked at thevaluess et w ithth efirst shot.
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Shooting in Anti-shake Mode
In anti-shake mode, vibration reduction ( c107) andBSS( c88) are
enabled. In a ddition , ISO sen sitiv ity is au to matica lly raised to 160 0 de pending
uponth ebrig htnessofthesub jecta ndshutterspee disfasterthan with L
(auto )mode,underthe same li ghti ngconditi ons,toreduce blurringcaused
bycamera sh ake orsub jectmo vement.The flashi sdisabled.T hismo de i s
mosteffective when sh ootingundernatural lig ht.Comb ine itwi thtelephoto
zoomwh en y ou are forced tosh ootfroma di stance in ordertocapture a
fleeti ngexp ressi on on a po rtrai tsubject ortoph otographan ani mal without
fri ghteni ngi toff.
1 Press F.
The camera enters anti-shake mode. Press again to
return to the shooting mode selected in the shooting-
mode selection menu.
picture.
While the shutter-release button is held
down, camera takes shots to a maxi-
mum of ten, they are compared and
sharpest picture (picture with highest
level of detail) is saved.
jNotes on Anti-shake Mode
Shutter speed is limited to a certain value for dark subjects.
Use of the high-sensitivity shooting mode ( c33)isreco mmen dedf orsho oting subjects
u nder low lig hting.
Picturest aken in this modemay beco me somewhat grainy .
kAnti-shake Mode Settings
Vibration reduction ( c107)andBSS( c88)areenabled;t heflashisdisabled.Thef ollowing
items in th e s hoot ing menu are lo cked and can not be adjus ted: [ Whit e balance] , [ Aut o] ; [Con-
tinuo us ], [Sin gle]; [ Color optio ns ], [ Standar d color] ;[ Focus ar ea] ,[ Center] . Macro clos e-up
modea nde xp osu recompe ns a t ion areavailable;t heself-t imer is not available.
lImage Mode in Anti-shake Mode
When m is pres s ed in an ti-s hake mode, adjustmen t of image mode ( c82)s ettin gsis
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Taking Pictures in the One-Touch Portrait Mode
For portrait shots, press A w h en th e c a m er a i s i n L ( aut o )m o de,h i g h - s ens i ti v -
ityshootingm ode,scene m ode,m o vi e m o de,and ant i -s h ake m o de.
The followingfeaturesare auto maticallyac ti vated:
Portrait:The portraitsubjectstandsoutclearly.
Face-pri orityAF:The camera auto ma ticallydetectsand foc useson fac es.
Advanced red-eye reductio n: Reduc es red-eye caused by the flash
(c29). Macro close-upis notavai lable inone-to uch portrait mode.
Press Aagaintoreturntotheshooting mo des el ec t edi nt hes ho ot ing -
mode s ele ction men u.
1 Press A (one-touch por-
trait mode).
A yellow K guideisdis play ed.
2 Frame a picture using the K guide.
When the camera detects a face, the guide is dis-
played with a double yellow border.
When the camera detects more than one face, the
closest face is framed by a double border and the rest
by a single border. The camera focuses on the face
framed by the double border and adjusts exposure
accordingly. If the camera loses its ability to detect a face (for example, because
the subject has looked away from the camera), borders are no longer displayed
and monitor display returns to that shown in step 1.
halfway.
Focus and exposure are set, and the double
border glows green.
4 Press the shutter-release button the rest
of the way down to take a picture.
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Press m in one-touch portrait mode to display the one-touch portrait
menu.Inadditionto imagemode ,portrait effects(reducin g vividn essofskin
tones,softening ove ra ll image)canbeset.
jFace-Priority AF
The camera s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or
not the subject is facing the camera.
The camera focuses continuously until a face is detected.
If the yellow double border blinks when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the
camera was unable to focus. Re lease the button and try again.
If no face is recognized when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera
focuses on the center of the frame.
The camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations:
- When faces are partia lly hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions
- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame
kSettings for One-Touch Portrait Mode
Flash: Changeable
Self-timer: Available
Macro close-up: Off
Exposure compensation: Available
Z Image mode
Choose an image size and q uality ( c82 ).
B Portrait effect
Choose from [Normal], [Brighter] (reduces vividness of skin tones), and [Softer]
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Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback
Press t (j)infull-frameplayback ( c26) to dis-
pla yp icturesin contactsheetsofth umbnail
imag es.Th efollowingo peratio nscanb eperformed
wh ileth umbnails are display ed:
k4-/9-picture Thumbnail Playback Mode Display
When protected pictures and pictures
selected for transfer are displayed in 9-picture
thumbnail playback mode, the icons shown at
right are displayed with them. Movies are dis-
played as film frames. Icons are not displayed
with protected pictures or pictures selected
for transfer in 16-picture thumbnail playback
modes.
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Choose pictures
Use the rotary multi selector to choose pic-
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Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom
Pressing v (k) dur in g f ull-f rame play bac k ( c2 6)
z oo ms th ecu rr en tp ictu rein 3 , w ith t he cen te rof
the p ict ure dis playe din th emo nito r(Qu ickPlayb ack
Zo om ).
Th eg uidea tlow e rr ig ht s ho w s w h ich p or tio n o ft he
pictu reis en lar ge d. Ch an ge t he p or tion o fth epictu re
disp la y ed by p res s in g t he r ot ary m ulti select or G,H,
I,o r J.
Use the zo ombuttonswi thqui ck playback zoomto
enlarge pi cturestoth e desi red mag ni fi cati on rati o.
Whi le the imag e iszo omed i n,the zo omratioi sdi s-
played in the mo nitor.The followi ngoperati onscan
be performed while pic turesare zoomed in:
Zoom in v (k)
Zoom in cr ea se se ac htime v (k) is p re ss ed, to
a m a x im u m o f 1 0 .
Zoom out t (j)

Zoom de cr ea se sea c htime t (j)ispre ss ed.
Wh enth ema gn ifica tionr atio r ea c he s1 ,th e
displa yre turn sto full- fra meplay ba ck.
View other
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Press the rotary multi selector G,H,I,o r
J tos cr oll toareaso f t he p ic ture notvi sib le
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onlythepor tionvisib leinthemonitor.
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Editing Pictures
Use the COOLPIX S500 to edit pictures in-camera and store them as separate
files ( c115 ).Th ee diting features describ ed beloware available .
kPicture Editing
Pictures taken at an image mode setting of [16:9] ( c82 ) can not be edited.
TheCOOLPIXS5 00editin gfunctions maynot beav ailablef orpict ures t akenwit hnon-
COOLPIXS500 digital cameras .
Ifacop ycreatedu sin gtheCOOLPIXS500 is viewedonadifferent digitalcamer a, thepic-
t uremay no tb e dis play edor may not be trans ferred to acomputer.
Editingf unct ions arenotavailablew henthereis not en ough frees pacein theintern al
memor yo r on thememor y card.
kRestrictions on Picture Editing (y:available,:not available)
Pic tures c annot be edited twic e wit ht hes ame editing func tion.
The D-L ighting should be done firs t while the res trict edu se of combination exis ts .
lOriginal Pictures and Edited
Copies created with editing functions are not deleted if the original pictures are deleted.
The original pictures are not deleted if copi es created with editing functions are deleted.
Edited copies are stored with the same recording date and time as the original.
Edited copies have the same transfer marking ( c96) as t he original but are not marked for
p rinting ( c79) or protecting ( c95 ).
Editing function Description
D-Lighting
Create a copy of the current picture with enhanced bright-
ness and contrast, brightening dark portions of the picture.
Crop
Enlarge the image or refine the composition and create a
copy containing only the portion visible in the monitor.
Small picture
Create a small copy of pictures suitable for use on web
pages or as e-mail attachments.
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D-Lighting can be used to create copies with enhanced brightness and con-
trast, brightening dark portions of a pi cture. Enhanced copies are stored as
separate files.
1 Select the desired picture from full-
frame (c26), or thumbnail (c45) play-
back and press A.
The results of D-Lighting enhancement can be con-
firmed in the monitor.
[OK] and press d.
A new copy with enhanced brightness and contrast is
created.
To cancel D-Lighting, choose [Cancel] and press d.
D- Ligh tin g copiesc anb ere cogn ized b ythe z ic on
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Creating a Cropped Copy: Crop
This function is only available when Disdisplayedinthemonitorwith
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1 Press v (k) to zoom in on the image.
2 Refine copy composition.
Press v or t to a djust thezoom ra tio.
Pr es s the rota ry multi s elec tor G, H, I, or J to
sc ro ll th e p ic ture until o nly t he po rt ion yo u w antto
co pyi sv isi ble i n th e mo nito r.
3 Press m.
The confirmation dialog will be displayed.
[Yes] and press d.
A new picture, containing only the portion visible in
the monitor, is created.
Depending on the size of the original picture a nd the zoom ratio in effect at the time the copy
was created, the camera will automatically sele ct one of the following image-mode settings
for cropped copies (unit: pixels).
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H Resizing Pictures: Small Picture
Create a small copy of the current pict ure. Small copies are stored as JPEG
files with a compression ratio of 1:16. The following sizes are available.
1 Select the desired picture from full-
frame (c26), or thumbnail (c45) play-
back mode and press m.
The playback menu is displayed.
[Small pic.] and press d.
3 Choose the desired copy size and press
d.
A confirmation dialog will be displayed.
To cancel, press m.
A new, smaller copy is created.
Option Description
I 640480 Suited to television playback.
J 320240 Suited to display on web pages.
K 160120 Suitable for e-mail attachments.
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Voice Memos: Recording and Playback
Use the camera s built-in microphone to record
voice memos for pictures marked with Ei nf ull -
frame pl ayba ck ( c26 ) .
Recording Voice Memos
A voice memo, up to 20 seconds in
length, will be recorded while d is
pr e s s e d dow n .
Re c or din g e n dsa f te ra b out 2 0s e c on dsor
w h e n d isr e le a s e d.
Do n ot touchthebuilt-inmicrophon e
during recording.
During recording, F and P blink inthemonitordisplay.
Playing Voice Memos
Press d w hile a pic ture is dis play ed in
full-frameplayback to playvoicememo.
Play back ends whe n th e voice memo
endsor d ispre s se d a gain.
Pictureswithvoicememoscanberec-
ogn ized bythe A:P and P icons.
Usethezoom buttonsto adjust play-
back volume.Press t (j)to lowervolume,or v (k)to raisevolume.
Deleting Voice Memos
Select a picture with a voice
memo and press T.Usethe
rota ry multi sele ctor to
choose [ P] an d press d.
On lyth evoicememo will be
deleted.
jVoice Memos
Voice memos are assigned the picture file name they are attached to with the three-letter
extension .WAV (e.g., DSCN0015.WAV) ( c1 15) .
If a vo ice memo alr eady exists for t he current p ictu re, it mus t be de leted before a new voice
memo can be recorded.
TheCOOLPIXS5 00mayben otablet oat tach avo icememo to p ictu resrecor dedbyother
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Viewing Pictures by Date
In calendar mode or list by date mode, pictures taken on a specified date can
be displayed. When m ispressed,thecalendarmenu orthelist b ydate
menu isdisplayed,and all picture stakenonaspecified datecanb eselected
fordeletion,printing,prote ction,and transfer.
Selecting a Date in Calendar Mode
1 Enter calendar mode by pressing
C in playback mode, select-
ing J (use the rotary multi
2 Choose the desired date and press d.
Dates for which pictures exist are underlined in yel-
low.
Press t (j)to vie wpr eviousmon th ,pre ss v (k)to
viewf ollow in g mon th .
Th efir st pic tureforth at datewill bedispla ye d full-
fr ame .
Pr es s t (j)infull- fr amepla yb a ck to r etur nto ca l-
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Selecting a Date in List by Date Mode
1 Enter list by date mode by press-
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selecting L (use the rotary
multi selector), and then press-
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Dates for which pictures exist will be listed.
2 Choose the desired date and press d.
Camera lists up to 29 dates. If pictures exist for more
than 29 dates, all pictures recorded earlier than most
recent 29 dates will be listed together as [Others].
The first picture for that date will be displayed full-
frame.
Press t (j)infull- fr ameplay ba c k to r etur nto the
da telist.
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Using Calendar Mode and List by Date Mode
jNotes on Calendar Mode and List by Date Mode
Up to 9,000 pictures can be registered in cale ndar mode or in list by date mode. If more
pictures exist, * is displayed next to the number.
Pictures taken with no date stam p are not listed in these modes.
Select date Use the rotary multi selector to select a date.
Select month (cal-
endar mode only)
Press t (j)to viewpre viousmon th ,pre ss
v (k)to vie wfollow ing month.
Switch to full-
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Pre ss d to displa yth ef irs t pic turetakenon
thes elec te d da te .
Pre ss t (j)infull- fr amepla yb ac k to re turn
to th eca le ndarorlist bydatemodese le cted
b e foreview in g infull-fr amepla yb ac k.
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Pre ss m to displa yth ec alen da rorlist by
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Press m ineithermodeto displayth efollowin g men usforonlythepic-
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Print se t c79
Slide s how c94
Delete c95
Pro te ct c95
Tran sfe r marking c96
Sma llp icture* c50
*Duringfull-frame playbacko nly
Thepro cedureforselectingpicturesin calendarordatelistplayb ackdiffers
from that infull-frame playbackas follows:
In cale ndarordatelistpla yback, theo ption sapplytoallp icturestakenon
the currentlyselected date.
In full-fra meplayback,a lthou ghthe optionsapp lyo nlytothep icturecur-
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selected.
jPrint Set and Transfer Marking
When print or transfer marking already exists for pictures taken on dates other than that
specified, a confirmation dialog [Save print mark ing for other dates?] or [Save transfer mark-
ing for other dates?] will be displayed. Select [Y es] to add the new print or transfer marking to
the existing marking. Select [No] to remove th e existing print or tra nsfer marking and leave
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Recording Movies
To shoot movies with sound recorded via the built-in microphone, select
shooting mode and follow the steps below.
1 Enter movie mode by pressing
C in shooting mode, select-
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Exposure count display shows maximum
total length of movie that can be
recorded.
all the way down to start record-
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A progress bar at the bottom of the monitor
shows the amount of recording time remain-
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To end recording, press the shutter-release
button all the way down a second time.
Recording will automatically stop if the internal memory or memory card becomes
full.
jRecording Movies
Flash ( c28) and ex pos ure comp en satio n ( c32) can only be us ed f or time-laps e and s top-
mo tionmovies .M acroclos e- upmode( c31)isav ailab leinallmodes.Self -timer( c3 0)
can not be us ed.
D igitalzo om( up to 2 )canbeap pliedwhilemov iesareb eingrecorded.Adjus to ptical
z oom before beginn ing recor ding.
The maximum file siz efo rmo vies is 2GB .
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Movie options or auto-focus mode can be changed ( c5 7) .
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The movie menu offers the options shown below.
* All figures are approximate. Maximum movie length varies with make of memory
card. The maximum file size for movies is 2 GB. However, when recording to the
internal memory, or memory cards with capacities of less than 2 GB, the time remain-
ing display indicates the amount of free space remaining in the internal memory or
memory card. When 4-GB memory cards are used, up to two 2-GB movies can be
recorded, and the time remaining display indicates the amount of time until the max-
imum 2-GB file size will be recorded.
Option Image size and frame rate
Maximum
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I m ag es iz e: 64 04 80 p ix els
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Frame rate: 15 frames per second
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Frame rate: 15 frames per second
5 min. 5 sec. 48 min.
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Pictures can be taken and joined
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Im ag es iz e: 64 04 80 p ix els
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Record flowers opening or butterflies emerging from cocoons.
[Movie options] and press d.
2 Choose [Time-lapse movieA] and press
d.
3 Choose the interval between shots and
press d.
Choose from intervals between 30 seconds and
60 minutes.
4 Press m.
The camera returns to shooting mode.
5 Press the shutter-release button all the way down to start recording.
Monitor turns off and power-on lamp blinks between shots.
Monitor reactivates automatically for the next shot.
6 Press the shutter-release button all the way down a second
time to end recording.
full, or when 1,800 frames have been recorded. A 1,800-frame movie has a play-
back time of 60 seconds.
S
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Movie options
Auto-focus mode
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[Movie options] > [Stop-motion movie]
and press d.
2 Choose [Playback speed] and press d.
3 Press m.
4 Press the shutter-release button to record the first frame.
The recorded picture will be superimposed on the view through the lens.
5 Press the shutter-release button to record the second frame.
Use the frame superimposed in the camera monitor as a guide for recording con-
secutive frames.
The monitor turns off automatically with the auto off function ( c10 9) if no op e r-
at io ns ar e pe rf or m edfo r 30 m in u tes ,a n dr eco rding e nds.
6 Press d to end recording.
full, or when 1,800 frames have been recorded.
jTime-Lapse Movie and Stop-Motion Movie
Flash mode (c28) , macroclos e- upmode( c31) ,andex pos ureco mpens at ion( c3 2)
cannotbeadjustedaft er thefir stpicture istaken.Ap plytheap propriatesettingsbefor e
s ho oting b eg ins .
Top reventth ecamerafr omtur ningo ffun ex pectedly durin grecor ding ,us eafully charged
b at te ry.
To p ower t he camer a continuou sly for ext en ded perio ds, us e an AC Adapter EH- 62D (avail-
ableseparatelyfromN ikon)( c11 4). Do not, under any circumstances, use another
make or model of AC adapter. Failure to observe this precaution could result in over-
heating or in damage to the camera.
Movie options
Exit
Stop-motion movie
5 fps
10 fps
15 fps
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Choose how the camera focuses in movie mode.
kMovie File Names and Folder Names
See Image/Sound File and Folder Names ( c11 5) .
Option Description
Z Single AF
(default setting)
Camera focuses when shutter-release button is pressed half-
way and locks at this position during shooting.
a Full-time AF
Camera focuses continuously until focus is acquired and
locked.
To prevent sound of camera focusing from interfering with
recording, use of [Single AF] is recommended.
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In full-frame playback ( c2 6),moviesarerecog -
nize dbythe Tico n.Toplayamovie ,displayitin
fu ll-frame playback and press d.
Usethezoom button sto adjust playback volume.
Press t (j)tolowervolume,or v (k) to raise
volume.
Rotate the rotary multi selector to advance or
re wind themovie.
Play back controlsappearat thetop ofthemonitor.
Presstherotarymulti se lector I o r J tochoo se a
control,then press d to pe rform thesele cted oper-
ation .Thefollowing operationsareavailab le:
Deleting Movie Files
Press T during movieplayb ack,whe ndisplaye d in
full-frame playback ( c26 ) ,orwhen selectedin
th umbnail( c4 5)playback.Aco nfirmationdialog
is disp lay ed. Choo se [ Y es] and p ress d to deletethe
movie ,orchoose[No]and press d to returnto the
normal playback displa ywithout deletin g themovie.
To Press Description
Rewind Q Re w ind movie.Play ba ck r es ume swh e n d isre le as ed.
Advance U Adva n cemovie .Pla yb a ck re sume sw h en d isre lea se d.
Pause R
Pa us epla y ba ck.
Whilepa us ed,us ether otar ymulti s elec torto adva nc eor
re wind themovie .Th ef ollowing ope ra tion sc anb epe r-
forme d w h ilepla yb ac k ispa us ed.
V
Re w in d movieb yon efr ame .Re wind c on tinuesw h ile
d ispre ss ed.
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z Re sumeplay ba ck.
S En d play ba ck a nd r etur nto full- fr ameplay b ac k.
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Voice Recordings
Making Voice Recordings
Audio voice recordings can be recorded over the built-in microphone and
played back over the built-in speaker.
1 Enter voice recording mode by
pressing C in shooting mode,
selecting O (use the rotary multi
The length of recording that can be made
will be displayed.
2 Press the shutter-release button all the way down to start
recording.
Camera enters standby mode during recording. The monitor turns off and the
indicator lamp lights.
3 Press the shutter-release button all the way down a second time
to end recording.
Recording will end automatically if the internal memory or memory card becomes
full, or after five hours of recording on the memory card.
Voice recording
0 0 : 0 5 : 0 0
0 0 1 1 7 : 3 0 1 5 / 0 5 / 2 0 0 7
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Max. rec. time
Index: 0 1
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Pause indicator
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Operations During Recording
The following operations are available during recording. If the monitor has
turned off, press i to re activate .
jVoice Recordings
PictureProject cannot be used to transfer or play voice recordings. Sele ct [Interface] >[Mass
storage] for [USB], copy the files manually.
The copied files can be played back usin g QuickTime or any other WAV-compatible audio
player.
Note that index points created with the camera cannot be used when voice recordings are
played back on computers.
Pause/resume
recording
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b link.
Create index
During recording, press the rota ry multi selector to create
index. Camera can skip to any index during playback.
Start of recording is index number 1; other numbers are
assigned in ascending order, to a maximum of 98.
End recording
Press the shutter-release button all the way down a
second time to end recording.
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Playing Voice Recordings
1 Enter audio playback mode by
pressing C in playback mode,
selecting q (use the rotary multi
2 Choose the desired file and press d.
The selected file will be played back.
Audio playback
0 0 3
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0 0 2
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Select sound file
Copy Play
1 5 / 0 5 / 2 0 0 7 1 7 : 3 0
1 5 / 0 5 / 2 0 0 7 1 8 : 3 0
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Control icons
File number
Playback time
Index number
Progress indicator
Date and time of recording
Length of recording
Volume Index
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Operations During Playback
Use the zoom buttons to adjust playback volume. Press t (j) to lo we r vol-
ume, or v (k)to r a isevolume.
Rotateth erota rymulti selectorto adva nceorrewind thevoicere cording.
Play back controlsappearat thetop ofthemonitor.Presstherotarymulti
se lectorI o r J toc hoose a control,then p ress d to perform theselected
operation.Th efollowing operationsa reava ilable:
lDeleting Sound Files
Press T durin g playback oraftersele cting as oun d file(usetherotarymulti selector) .A con fir-
mationdialog will b edis played.To de letethef ile,choose[Yes ]and pres s d.To c an ce l dele-
tion,choose[N o]and pres sd.
Rewind Q
Re w ind voicer ec or din g.Pla yb ac k re sumesw he n d is
re lea se d.
Advance U
Adva n cevoic ere cordin g.Play ba c k r es ume swh e nd is
re lea se d.
Skip to pre-
vious index
V Skip to pre viousindex .
Skip to next
index
W Skip to n ex t inde x.
Pause
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Th efollow ing ope ra tion sc a nb epe rf or med w h ileplay b ac k
ispa us ed.
Re sumepla y ba ck.
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End S En d pla y ba ck a nd r eturnto full- fra meplay ba ck.
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Copying Voice Recordings
Copy voice recordings between the in ternal memory and a memory card.
This option is available only when a memory card is inserted.
1 Press m in the select sound file screen
(c65, step 2).
the option and press d.
MNO:C op yr ec or ding sfr om inte rna lm em o ryto
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3 Choose the copy option and press d.
[Selected files]: Proceed to step 4
[Copy all files]: Proceed to step 5
4 Choose the desired file.
Press the rotary multi selector J to s elect t he fi le
(y). Pr es s the r ot ar y multi s elec to r J again toc anc el
th e selec ti on.
Multip le filesc an b e select ed.
P res s d to fina liz e files election .
A co nf irma tion dia log w illb e disp lay ed.
Copying starts.
kVoice Recordings
The COOLPIX S500 may be unable to play or copy sound files created with another make of
camera.
k[No sound file.] Message
If there are no sound files stored on the memory card when q isselected ( c65, s tep1) , th e
messag e, [N o sou nd file.], will be displayed.Press m to displaythec opys ound filess creen,
an d c opyth es ound filesstored inthec amera sin ternal memor yto thememor yc ard.
q Copy sound files
Exit
q Camera to card
Copy all files
Exit
Selected files
q
0 0 3
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2 6 / 0 5 / 2 0 0 7 1 3 : 0 0
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Exit Select
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Connecting to Televisions, Computers, and Printers
Connecting to a TV
Connect the camera to a television using the A/V cable to play back pictures
on the television.
1 Turn off the camera.
2 Connect the camera to the TV using the supplied A/V cable.
Connect the yellow plug to the video-in jack on the TV, and the white plug to the
audio-in jack.
3 Tune the television to the video channel.
See the documentation provided with your television for details.
4 Hold down i to turn on the camera.
The camera enters playback mode, and the pictures
taken will be displayed on the television.
While connected to the TV, the camera monitor will
remain off.
jBefore Connecting the Camera
Use a fully charged battery or the AC Adapter EH-62D (available separately from Nikon) to
prevent the camera from turning off unexpectedly while connected.
jConnecting an A/V Cable
When connecting the A/V cable, be sure that the camera connector is oriented correctly. Do
not use force when connecting the A/V cable to the camera. When disconnecting the A/V
cable, do not pull the connector at an angle.
jVideo Mode
Be sure that the camera s video mode setti ng conforms to the standard used by your televi-
sion. The video mode setting is an option set in the setup menu ( c98) > [In terface] ( c11 1)
>[ V ide o mode] .
White Yellow
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Connecting to a Computer
Use the supplied USB cable to connect the camera to a computer, and copy
(transfer) pictures to a computer with the supplied PictureProject software.
Before Connecting the Camera
Installing PictureProject
Before transferring pictures or movies to a computer, PictureProject must be
installed. For more information on installing and using PictureProject, see the
Quick Start Guide or the PictureProject Reference Manual ( on C D) .
Confirming USB Option
The following two methods can be used to transfer pictures from the camera
to a computer:
Click [Transfer] in PictureProject.
Press E(d)onth ecamera.
Themethod used will depen d onyourcomputersoperatin g system and the
USB optionselected inthecamera ssetup menu.
1
Re f e rto th eN ikonw e b s itef orth ela te s t in f or ma tiononope r a tin g s y s te m c ompa tib ility .
2
Th isca mer as uppor tsth eUSB option s,[PTP]( de fa ult s ettin g)a nd [Ma ssstor age] .
3
Th ec ame ra s E(d)b uttonca nn ot b eus ed to tra ns fe rpic ture sinthefollow in g
c a se s.Us e[Tr an sf er ]inPic ture Pr ojec t.
Wh e ntr an sf er rin g pic tur esfrom th eca mer a sin te rn al me mor yan d [ M as sstora ge]
iss elec te d inth eUSB men u.
Wh e nthememoryc ar d w r ite -prote ct sw itchisinth eloc kposition .Unloc k b y
s lidin g th es w itc hto th ew r ite positionbe foretra ns fe rring pic tures .
4
If y our compute r is r un n ing Window s 20 0 0 Profe ss iona l, b e sure to s et th e USB
optionto [M a sss tora ge ].If[PTP]iss elec te d,the[Found Ne wHa rdw ar eWiza rd]w ill
b edispla ye d w he nth eca mer aisc on ne cted to th ecompute r.Selec t [Can ce l],c los e
thew in dow ,an d dis conn e ct th eca mer afrom thec omputer .
Operating system
1
USB mode
2
E (d)
on the camera
3
[Transfer] in PictureProject
Windows Vista (32-bit HomeBasic/
HomePremium/Business/Enter-
prise/Ultimate editions)
Choose
[Mass storage] .
Choose [PTP] or
[Mass storage].
Windows X P (Home Edition
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Choose [PTP] or [Mass storage].
Windows 2000 Professional
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Choose [Mass storage].
Mac OS X(Version10.3.9, 10.4.x) Choose [PTP].
Choose [PTP] or
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Setting the USB Option
Set the USB option in the setup menu ( c98) on the camera before connect-
ingthe camera to a computer or printer.
1 Display the setup menu by
pressing C in playback or
shooting mode, selecting Z
(use the rotary multi selector),
and then pressing d.
2 Choose [Interface] and press d.
3 Choose [USB] and press d.
4 Choose [PTP] or [Mass storage] and press
d (c69).
The setting is enabled.
Press m to e xit s etup me nu.
Set up
Set up
Format memory
Language
Interface
Reset all
Firmware version
Interface
USB
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Transferring Pictures to a Computer
1 Start a computer to which PictureProject has been installed.
3 Connect the camera to the computer using the supplied USB
cable.
4 Turn on the camera.
At default PictureProject settings, PictureProject
Transfer is launched immediately with recognition of
camera connection.
5 Transfer pictures.
Transfer using PictureProject
Click [Transfer] in PictureProject Transfer.
All pictures and movies marked for transfer are copied to the computer. Once
transfer is complete, pictures are displayed in PictureProject.
Transfer using d (E) on the camera
While PictureProject Transfer is launched, press d (E) to copy pictures marked
for transfer (c72) to the computer. The following messages are displayed in the
camera monitor during transfer.
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Preparing to transfer.
I
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computer.
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Transfer completed.
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6 Disconnect the camera when transfer is complete.
If the USB option is set to [PTP]
Turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable.
If the USB option is set to [Mass storage]
Remove the camera from the system as described below before turning the
camera off and disconnecting the USB cable.
Windows Vista/XP
Click the [Safely Remove Hardware] icon in the
taskbar and select [Safely remove USB Mass Stor-
age Device] from the menu displayed.
Windows 2000 Professional
Click the [Unplug or Eject Hardware] icon in the
taskbar and select [Stop USB Mass Storage Device]
from the menu displayed.
Macintosh
Drag the untitled camera volume (NO_NAME) to
the Trash.
jConnecting the USB Cable
When connecting the USB cable, be sure that the connectors are oriented correctly. Do not
use force when connecting the USB cable. Wh en disconnecting the USB cable, do not pull
the connector at an angle.
Connection may not be recognize d when the camera is connect ed to a computer via a USB
hub.
kMarking Pictures for Transfer
When d ispres s ed wh ilethecameraisconn ec ted to acom-
puter,picturesmarked withthe Eicond uring p laybackwill
betransferredt otheco mputer. As thedefaults etting ,allpic-
tures areau tomatic all ymarkedfor trans fer. Twoo ptionscon-
trol transfer marking:
[ Int er face]>[Autotr ansfer]inthesetupmenu( c111 ) :
Choos e[ On] tomar k all new pictures for transfer ( default
setting) .
[ Transfer marking]in the playback menu ( c96 ) : Changemarking f or existing pictures.
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Connecting to a Printer
Users of PictBridge-compatible ( c13 1)printersca nconne ctthecamera
directly to the printera nd prin t pictureswithout usin g aco mputer.
lPrinting Pictures
In addition to printing pictures transferre d to a computer from your personal printer and
printing over a direct camera-to -printer connection, the following options are also available
for printing pictures:
Insert a memory card into a DPOF-compatible printers card slot
Take a memory card to a digital photo lab
For printing using these methods, specify the pictures and the number of prints each using
your cameras print set menu ( c79 ) .
Take pictures
Select pictures for printing
using [Print set] option
(c79).
Connect to printer (c74)
Print pictures one at
a time (c75)
Print multiple pictures (c76)
Turn camera off and disconnect USB cable
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Connecting the Camera and Printer
1 Set the USB option (c70) to [PTP].
3 Turn on the printer.
Check printer settings.
4 Connect the camera to the printer using the supplied USB cable.
5 Turn on the camera.
When connected correctly, the PictBridge start-up
screen 1w il lb ed isp la ye di nt he ca mer amo ni to r.
Th en t he p rin t se lec ti on s cr ee n wi llb e di sp la ye d 2.
jConnecting the USB Cable
When connecting the USB cable, be sure that the connectors are oriented correctly. Do not
use force when connecting the USB cable. When disconnecting the USB cable, do not pull the
connector at an angle.
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Printing Pictures One at a Time
After connecting the camera to the printer correctly ( c74 ) , prin t pictures by
fo llowin gthe pro cedure below.
the desired picture and press d.
The PictBridge menu is displayed.
Press v (k)to switc hto full- fra meplay ba c k.
Pr es s t (j)to sw itc hb a ck to thumbn ail dis pla y .
2 Choose [Copies] and press d.
3 Choose the number of copies (up to nine)
and press d.
4 Choose [Paper size] and press d.
5 Choose the desired paper size and press
d.
To specify paper size using printer settings, choose
[Default] in the paper size menu and press d.
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7 Printing starts.
Monitor display returns to that shown in step 1 when
printing is complete.
To cancel before all copies have been printed, press
d.
Printing Multiple Pictures
After connecting the camera to the printer correctly ( c74 ) , prin t pictures by
fo llowin gthe pro cedure below.
1 When the print selection screen is dis-
played, press m.
The print menu is displayed.
[Paper size] and press d.
Exit
Pi c t Br i d g e
Start print
Copies
Paper size
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Cancel
Printing
Current print/
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Exit
Print menu
Print all images
Print selection
Paper size
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3 Choose the desired paper size and press
d.
To specify paper size using printer settings, choose
[Default] in the paper size menu and press d.
4 Choose [Print selection], [Print all images]
or [DPOF printing] and press d.
Print selection
Choose the pictures and number of copies
(up to nine) of each.
Rotate the rotary multi selector to select pic-
tures, and press G o r H tos etth e num ber
of co p iesforeach .
Pic turesselec ted fo rpr int ingcan be reco g -
nized b yth e ch ec k mar k ( y) and the
nu mer alindica ting the nu mber ofco p ies to
be pr inted. A chec k mar k is not disp la yed with pict ur es fo r whic h 0 c op ies
ha veb een sp ec ifieda ndt hesep ict ur es willnot bep rint ed.
Pr es s v (k)to sw itchto full- fra meplay ba ck.
Pr es s t (j)to switchb ac k to thumbn ail displa y.
Pr es s d whe nse tting isc omple te .
Print all images
All pictures stored in the internal memory or memory card are printed.
Exit
Paper size
Default
3.5 x 5 in.
5 x 7 in.
Postcard
100 x 150mm
Exit
Print menu
Print all images
Print selection
Paper size
DPOF printing
Print selection
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5 Printing starts.
Monitor display returns to the print menu (step 2)
when printing is complete.
To cancel before all copies have been printed, press
d.
jPaper Size
The camera supports the following paper sizes: [Default] (the default paper size for the cur-
rent printer), [3.5 5 in.], [5 7 in.], [Postcard], [100 150 mm], [4 6 in.], [8 10 in.],
[Letter], [A3], and [A4]. Only sizes supported by the current printer will be displayed. To spec-
ify paper size using printer settings, choose [Default] in the paper size menu.
DPOF printing
Print pictures for which a print order has
been created in [Print set] (c79).
The menu shown at right will be displayed.
To print, choose [Start print] and press d.
Choose [Cancel] and press d to return to
the print menu (step 4).
To view the current print order, choose [View
images] and press d. To print pictures, press
d again.
Exit
DPOF printing
Cancel
View images
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Creating a DPOF Print Order: Print Set
The [Print set] option in the playback menu is used to create digital print
orders for printing on DPOF-compatible devices ( c131 ).
Inadditiontopicturesth emselv es,shoo ting dateandph otoin fo rma tion
(shu tter speed, aperture,e tc.)can also be printed.
Whenthecameraisconnecte dtoaPictBridge-co mpatib leprin ter, pictu re s
canb ep rintedfro mtheprin te raccording tothe DPOFprintorde ryouhave
cre atedforpictureson th ememoryca rd.Ifthememorycardisremoved
fromthecamera,you can createtheDP OFprintorderfor pictu re sinthe
interna l memory and printp ictures according to the DPOF prin t orde r.
1 Press m in playback mode.
The playback menu is displayed.
[Print set] and press d.
The print set menu is displayed.
3 Choose [Print selected] and press d.
4 Choose the pictures and number of cop-
ies (up to nine) of each.
Rotate the rotary multi selector to select pictures, and
press G o r H t os ett he num b erof c op iesforeac h.
Pi ct uresselect ed fo rpr intingcan be rec og ni zed byth e
ch ec k mark (y) ico na ndthenu mer alindic at ingthe
nu mbero fc op iesto b ep rinted. Ac heckmar kisnot
disp layedwithpict ur es for whic h0 c o pieshav eb een
sp ec ifieda ndt hesep ict ur es willnot bep rint ed.
Pr es s v (k)to switc hto full- fra meplay ba c k.
Pr es s d w he nse tting isc omple te .
Playback menu
Print set
Slide show
Delete
Protect
Transfer marking
Exit
Print set
Delete print set
Exit
Print selected
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5 Choose whether or not to also print
shooting date and photo information.
[Date]: Print date of recording on all pictures in the
print order.
[Info]: Print shutter speed and aperture on all pictures
in the print order. Note that this information is not
printed with direct connection to a printer.
[Done]: Complete the print order and exit.
Pictures selected for printing are recognized by the
wicon displa yed with playback.
jPrint Set
[Date] and [Info] are reset each time the print set menu is displayed.
kDeleting All Print Orders
Choose [Delete print set] in step 3 and press d.Print order sforall pic tureswill bedeleted.
kNote on the Print Set [Date] Option
The date and time printed on pictures with DPOF printing
when [Date] in the print set menu is enabled are those
recorded with the picture when it was taken. Date and time
printed using this option are not affected when the cameras
date and time setting are ch anged from the setup menu after
pictures are recorded.
lDifferences Between Print Set and Date Imprint
Date and time can only be printed on pictures using the [Date] option in the print set menu
when pictures are printed from a DPOF-compatible printer ( c131). Us ethe[Dateimprint]
(c105 ) opt ionin thes et upmenuto print thedateonp ictur es fro map rintert hatdoes not
sup port DPOF(p os ition ofthedateis fixed ) . Whenthedateop tionf orbot h[Prints et ]and
[Date impr int] is enabled, on ly the date fro m t h e [Date impr int] option is printed, even when a
DPOF-co mpat ible print er is us ed.
Print set
Exit
Info
Date
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Shooting, Playback, and Setup Menus
Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
The shooting menu and high-sensitivity menu contain the following options.
1
See the information on restrictions that may apply to these settings ( c9 1).
2
T h is se tting can no t be se t in th e high -s en sit iv ity me nu .
Z Image mode
1
c8 2
Cho os e im ag e siz e an dqu a lit y.
d White balance
1
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M at ch w h ite b alan ce t ot he ligh t so ur ce .
q Continuous
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Ta kep ictu re so n ea t a tim e o rina s eq ue n ce .
A BSS
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U se th e b es ts ho t se le ct or t o ch oo se t he sh a rp es tp ictu re .
W ISO sensitivity
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Con tr ol ca mer a ss en sitiv ity t o lig ht .
d Color options
1
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A pp ly co lo re ff ects t op ictu re sa s th ey a re re corde d.
k AF area mode c9 0
Cho os e wh er e th e ca mer a fo cu se s.
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Displaying the Shooting Menu and High-sensitivity Menu
Enter L ( aut o )o rh i g h - s ens i t i v i t ys h o o t i ngm o de b yp r es s i ng Ci n s h o o t i n g
m o d e , s e l e c t i n g L ( aut o )o r K ( h i g h - s e n s i t i v i t y ) ,a n dt h e np r e s s i n g d.Pr e s s
m to dis pla yth es h ootin g me n u orh igh - s e n s itivityme n u.
Usetherotarymulti selector( c9) to ch oose and app ly setting s.
To exit the shoo ting or high-sensitivity men u, press m.
Z Image Mode
Pictures taken with a digital camera are recorded as
image files. The size of the files, and with it the
number of images that can be recorded, depends
on the size and quality of the images. Before shoot-
ing, choose an image mode according to how you
plan to use the picture.
The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor in shooting and
playback modes ( c6 , 7) .
Option Size (pixels) Description
F High (3072A) 3,072

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Normal (3072)
(default setting)
3,072

d Normal (2592) 2,592
e Normal (2048) 2,048

h PC screen (1024) 1,024

i TV screen (640) 640

B 16:9 3072

Shooting
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Shooting menu
Exit
Image mode
White balance
Continuous
BSS
ISO sensitivity
Image mode
Exit
High (3072 )
Normal (3072)
Normal (2592)
Normal (2048)
PC screen (1024)
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kImage Mode and the Number of Exposures Remaining
The following table lists the number of pictures th at can be stored in internal memory and on
a 256 MB memory card, together with the size of still pictures. Note that the number of pic-
tures that can be stored will differ depending on the composition of the picture (due to JPEG
compression). In addition, this number may diffe r depending on the make of memory card,
even if the capacity for the memory card is the same.
1
All figures are approximate. If the number of exposures remaining is 10,000 or more,
the number of exposure remaining display shows [9999].
2
All figures are approximate. The size of images when printed depends on the printer
resolution: the higher the resolution, the smaller the final print size.
lImage Mode
The image mode setting can al so be applied from the scene menu, anti-shake shooting mode,
and one-touch portrait menu. Ch anges made to the image m ode setting from any of the
three menus apply to all shooting modes.
Setting
Internal memory
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Print size (printed
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F High (3072A) 7 70 26
E Normal (3072) 15 140 26
d Normal (2592) 20 195 22
e Normal (2048) 32 305 17
h PC screen (1024) 111 1045 9
i TV screen (640) 208 1965 5
B 16:9 19 185 26
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d White Balance
The color of light reflected from an object varies
with the color of the light source. The human brain
is able to adapt to change s in the color of the light
source, with the result that white objects appear
white whether seen in the shade, direct sunlight, or
under incandescent lighting. Digital cameras can
mimic this adjustment by processing images according to the color of the
light source. This is known as white balance. For natural coloration,
choose a white balance setting that matches the light source before shoot-
ing. Although the default setting, [Auto], can be used under most types of
lighting, you can apply the white balance setting suited to a particular light
source to achieve more accurate results.
The effects of the selected option can be previewed in the monitor. At set-
tings other than [Auto], th e icon for the current sett ing is displayed in the
monitor ( c6 ).
jFlash Mode
At white-balance settings other than [Auto] or [Flash], turn the flash off ( B)(c28 ).
G Auto (default setting)
White balance automatically adjusted to suit lighting conditions. Best choice in
most situations.
f White bal. preset
Neutral-colored object used as reference to set white balance under unusual
lighting conditions ( c85 ) .
g Daylight
White balance adjusted for direct sunlight.
h Incandescent
Use under incandescent lighting.
i Fluorescent
Use under most types of fluorescent lighting.
j Cloudy
Use when taking pictures under overcast skies.
l Flash
Use with the flash.
White balance
Exit
Auto
Daylight
Incandescent
Fluorescent
White bal. preset
Daylight
Incandescent
Fluorescent
White bal. preset
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f Preset White Balance
Preset white balance is used with mi xed lighting or to compensate for light
sources with a strong color cast (for example, to make pictures taken under a
lamp with a red shade look as though they had been taken under white light).
1 Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that
will be used during shooting.
[White bal. preset] in the white balance
menu, and press d.
The camera zooms in.
3 Choose [Measure].
To apply the most recently measured value for preset
white balance, choose [Cancel] and press d.
4 Frame the reference object.
5 Press d.
The shutter is released and the new white balance value is set.
No pictures are recorded.
kNote on Preset White Balance
Regardless of the flash mode selected, the flash will not fire when d ispr e s s e d ins te p 5 .Th e r e -
f or e ,th ec a me r ac a n n ot me a s ur eava luef orpr ese t w h iteb a la n c ef orw h e nth ef la s hisus e d.
White balance
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Daylight
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Daylight
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White bal. preset
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White bal. preset
Exit
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White bal. preset
Exit
Measure
Cancel
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q Continuous
Capture a fleeting expression on a portrait subject,
photograph a subject that is moving unpredictably,
or capture motion in a se ries of pictures. Focus,
exposure, and white balance are fixed at the values
for the first picture in each series.
At settings other than [Single], the i ndicator for the current setting is dis-
played in the monitor ( c6) .
r Single (default setting)
One shot is taken each time shutter-release button is pressed.
q Continuous
While the shutter-release button is held down, pictures are taken at rate of
about 2.5 frames per second (fps). This rate is maintained for up to four pic-
tures when image mode is set to [ E N o rm al ( 30 72 )].
w Multi-shot 16
Each time shutter-release button is pressed, camera takes
16 shots at about 1.8 frames per second and arrange
them in a single picture E N or m al ( 3 07 2)pi xelsas
sh ow n atr igh t.
z Intvl timer shooting
Camera takes pictures (up to 1,800 frames) automatically at specified interval.
Continuous
Exit
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Continuous
Multi-shot 16
Intvl timer shooting
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z Interval Timer Photography
Pictures are taken automatically at specified intervals. Choose from intervals
between 30 seconds and 60 minutes.
[Intvl timer shooting] in the continuous
menu, and press d.
2 Choose interval between shots and press
d.
3 Press m.
4 Press the shutter-release button all the
way down to start recording.
Monitor turns off and power-on lamp blinks between
shots.
The monitor turns on automatically right before the
next shot is taken.
5 Press the shutter-release button all the way down a second
time to end recording.
Recording will end automatically if the internal memory or memory card becomes
full, or when 1,800 pictures have been taken.
kPower Source
To prevent the camera from turning off unex pectedly during recording, use a fully charged
battery.
To power the camera continuously for extended periods, use an AC Adapter EH-62D (avail-
able separately from Nikon) ( c11 4). Do not, under any circumstances, use another
make or model of AC adapter. Failure to observe this precaution could result in over-
heating or in damage to the camera.
Continuous
Exit
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Continuous
Multi-shot 16
Intvl timer shooting
Set interval time
30s
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10m
30m
Exit
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A Best Shot Selector (BSS)
The best shot selector is convenient for shooting
in situations where inadvertent camera movement
can result in blurred pictures.
At [On] setting, the flash automatically turns off and
focus, exposure, and white balance for all pictures
are determined by the firs t picture in each series.
The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor ( c6) .
jNote on Best Shot Selector
BSS may not produce the desired results if th e subject moves or the composition changes
while the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down.
A On
Recommended for taking pictures in poorly lit places, or in other situations
where camera shake may occur. Camera takes shots while shutter-release but-
ton is pressed, to a maximum of ten. These images are then compared and the
sharpest picture (picture with highest level of detail) is saved.
H Off (default setting)
Only one picture is taken.
BSS
Exit
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Off
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W ISO Sensitivity
Sensitivity is a measure of how quickly the camera
reacts to light. The higher the sensitivity, the less
light needed to make an exposure. Although a high
ISO rating is suited for taking pictures of subjects in
action or in poor lighting, high sensitivity is often
associated with noise -randomly spaced, brightly colored pixels concen-
trated in dark parts of the image.
[Auto] (default setting) is ISO 50 under normal conditions;when lighting is
poor and the flash is off, the camera compensates by raising sensitivity to a
maximum of ISO 1000. Choose from values between ISO 50 and 2000 equiv-
alent.
At settings other than [Aut o], the current setting is displayed in the monitor
(c6) .If[ Auto] isse lectedandth esensitivity israisedabo veanISO50,the
W ico n will be disp layed( c29) .
d Color Options
Make colors more vivid or record pictures in mono-
chrome.
The effects of the selected option can be previewed in the monitor. At set-
tings other than [Standard color], the ic on for the current se tting is displayed
in the monitor ( c6) .
e Standard color (default setting)
Use for pictures exhibiting natural color.
C Vivid color
Use to achieve a vivid, photoprint effect.
D Black-and-white
Record pictures in black-and-white.
B Sepia
Record pictures in sepia tones.
A Cyanotype
Record pictures in cyan-blue monochrome.
ISO sensitivity
Auto
50
100
200
400
Exit
Color options
Exit
Standard color
Black-and-white
Sepia
Cyanotype
Vivid color
Black-and-white
Sepia
Cyanotype
Vivid color
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k AF Area Mode
Use this option to determine where the camera
focuses.
lFocus Lock
To focus on off-center subjects when [Center] is selected for [AF area mode], use focus lock as
described below.
1 Position the subject in the center of the frame.
2 Press the shutter-release button halfway.
Confirm that the focus indicator ( p)isgre en .
3 Continue holding down the shutter-release button
halfway and recompose the picture.
Be sure that the distance between the camera and
the subject does not change.
l Auto (default setting)
Camera automatically selects the focus area (1 of 9; c24 )con ta in in g th e
su bje ctclo se st to th e ca m e ra .T he se le ct edf ocus a re a is dis play edw h en th e
sh ut te r-r elea se b ut to nisp re ss edh alfw ay .
m Manual
Press the rotary multi selector G,H,I,o r J toselectfr om99fo c usar eas
in th e fram e.P ict ur esc an b e taken w h ile foc usarea selec ti on sc reen i sdis -
play ed.
Toend fo c usar ea s elec tio n and adjustth e flash ,mac roclos e- up ,s elf-t imer,
and ex po sure c omp ensati on sett ings ,p ress d.To r etur nto th efocusa re a
se lec tions cre e n ,pr es s d.
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Center focus area is used.
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AF area mode
Exit
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4 Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way
down.
Restrictions on Camera Settings
Restrictions apply to the following settings in L ( auto )mode:
Flash mode
Flash turns off at [Continuous] settings of [Continuous] or [Multi-shot 16], or
when [BSS] is on. Applied setting is restored when [Single] or [Intvl timer
shooting] is selected, or [BSS] is turned off.
Self-timer
If self-timer is on, only one shot will be taken when shutter is released, regard-
less of settings chosen for [Continuous] and [BSS]. Applied [Continuous] and
[BSS] settings are restored when picture is taken or self-timer is turned off.
Continuous
Selecting [Continuous], [Multi-shot 16], or [Intvl timer shooting] turns [BSS]
off. Selecting [Multi-shot 16] changes image-mode setting to [ ENo rm al
(30 7 2)] .
Ap plied [ BS S]sett ingi s not restored when [ Single]is selected.
BSS
[Continuous] is automatically set to [Single] when [On] is selected for [BSS].
Applied setting is not restored when [B SS]is turned off.
White balance
White balance is automatically set to [Auto] and cannot be adjusted when
[Black-and-white], [Sepia], or [Cyanotype] is selected for [Color options].
Applied white balance setting is restored when [Standard color] or [Vivid color]
is selected.
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Playback Options: The Playback Menu
The playback menu contains the following options.
Displaying the Playback Menu
Display the playback menu by pressing i and pressing m.
Usetherotarymulti selector to ch ooseand applysettin gs.( c9 )
To exit the playbackme nu, press m.
w Print set c7 9
S ele ctp ictu re st o pr int a ndt he n um b er o fcop ie s for e ach.
z Slide show c9 4
V ie w pict ur es st or edin t he in te rn alme mor yo r on a memo ry car d in
a na u to m at ic slide s ho w .
A Delete c9 5
D elet ea llor s ele ctedp ictu re s.
D Protect c9 5
P ro te ct se le ct edp ict ur es f ro m accide nt aldele tion .
E Transfer marking c9 6
M a rkex is tin g pict ur es to t ra ns fe rt o aco mp u te r.
H Small pic. c5 0
Cre at e as m allcop y of th e cu rr en t pict ur e.
L Copy c9 7
Cop y files b et we e nm e m or y ca rda ndin te rn a lm e m or y.
Playback menu
Print set
Slide show
Delete
Protect
Transfer marking
Exit
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Selecting Multiple Pictures
When following the steps below to select multiple
pictures for a print set ( c79) , deletion ( c95 ),
protectio nfro mdeletion( c95),transfer( c96 ),
copying be twee nin te rn alme moryandthe me mory
card(c97),orforthewe lcomescreen( c100 ),
th escreen shownatrightisdisplayed.Followth e
procedu re describedbelowtose lectmultiplepic-
tu re s.
the desired picture.
Only one picture can be selected for [Welcome
screen]. Proceed to step 3.
Press v (k)to switc hto full- fra meplay ba c k.
2 Press G or H to select [ON] or [OFF] (or
the number of copies).
When [ON] is selected, a check mark ( y)is disp la yed
inthet op leftc o rnero ft hec ur rent pic tu re.R ep eat
st ep s1 a nd2 to s elec ta ddit io na lp ic tu res.
3 Press d.
ON/OFF
Protect
Back
ON/OFF
Protect
Back
ON/OFF
Protect
Back
K
Done
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z Slide Show
Play back pictures stored in the internal memory or
on a memory card in an automated slide show.
1 Display the slide show menu; use the
rotary multi selector to choose [Start]
and press d.
To change the interval between pictures, choose
[Frame intvl], select the desired interval time, and
press d b eforec hoosin g [Sta rt] .
To re pea t theslides howautomatic ally,en ab le[Loop]
an d pr es s d be forec hoosin g [Sta rt] .Thec he ck ma rk ( y)willb eaddedto the
lo op o pt ionwhenena bled.
2 The slide show begins.
While the slide show is in progress, the following
operations can be performed:
Use the rotary multi selector to switch pictures.
Continue rotating in either direction to fast forward
(clockwise) or rewind (counterclockwise).
Press d to pauseth eslides how .
Th eme n u s how na t r igh t isdispla ye d wh e ntheslide
sh owen dsorispa us ed.Ch oose[Re star t]a nd pre ss
d to pla ytheslides howaga in,orc hoos e[ En d]to
stop th eslides howan d re turnto thepla yb ac k men u.
jNotes on Slide Show
Only the first frame of movies ( c62) inclu ded in slides how s is disp layed.
Evenif[ Loop ]isselected, t hemo nitor w illturn of faut omatically if no o perationsar eper-
f ormedfo r30 minut es . Thecamerawillturn offau tomaticallyifnoop er at ions areper-
f ormed for anoth er th ree minu tes.
Slide show
Exit
Loop
Frame intvl
Start
Pause:
Slide show
Exit
Loop
Frame intvl
Start
Pause:
Frame intvl
Restart
End
Pause Pause
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A Delete
The delete menu contains the options shown
below.
If no memory card is in serted in the camera, pic-
tures in the internal me mory will be deleted.
If a memory card is inserted, pictures on the mem-
ory card will be deleted.
kNotes on Deletion
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. Transfer important images to a computer
before deletion.
Pictures marked with the Dicon arep rotected and canno tb e deleted.
D Protect
Protect selected pictures from accidental deletion.
Note, however, that form atting will delete pro-
tected files ( c110) .
See Selecting Multiple Pictures (c93) for
more information on using this function.
Protected pictures are recognized by the Dicon(c7)infull-frameplay-
backmo dea ndtheeraseselectedimag esscreen,andbyth e Qicon ( c4 5)
in 4- or9 -p icture thumb nail pla yback mode .
Erase selected images
Delete selected pictures ( c9 3).
Erase all images
Delete all pictures stored in the internal memory or on the memory card.
Choose [Yes] and press d inth econ fir mation
dia log to de le tea ll pic ture s.
To ex it w ithout dele ting pictur es ,c h oose[N o]
a n d pre ss d.
Delete
Erase all images
Exit
Erase selected images
Delete
Exit
Yes
No
Erasing all images
( excluded)
ON/OFF
Protect
Back
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E Transfer Marking
Change transfer marking ( E)fo rexistingp ictures.
Whenthecame ra isc onnected toacomputerwith
PictureP ro jectinstal le dviathesu ppl ied USBcabl e,
pressing d transfersonlythe pic ture smarked with
a Eicon(c71). Atthedefaultsetting,allpic-
tu re sare marked for tran sfe r.
Picturesselectedfortrans ferarerecognizedbythe Eicon(c7) infu ll-
frame pla yback, andbythe Pico n( c45 )in4-o r9 -p ictureth umbnailpla y-
back mode.
All on
Mark all images for transfer.
All off
Remove transfer marking from all images.
Select Image(s)
Mark selected pictures for transfer in the picture selection screen ( c9 3) .
Transfer marking
All off
Exit
All on
Select image(s)
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L Copy
Copy pictures between th e internal memory and a
memory card.
First, select from the following options.
Then, select the desired copy option.
Choose [Selected images] ( c93 )tocop ysp ecific
pictu re s in t he in tern al me mory or memory ca rd. T o
copy all pictu res, choo se[ Allimages] .
jNotes on Copying Pictures
If there is not enough space in the memory or on the memory card to receive the copy, an
error message will be displayed. Delete unwanted pictures or insert a new memory card (if
using a memory card) before trying again.
The file format of images that ca n be copied is JPEG, AVI, or WAV.
Pictures taken with another make of camera or that have been modified on a computer
cannot be copied.
k[Memory contains no images.] Message
If there are no pictures stored on the memory card when pla yback mode is applied, the mes-
sage, [Memory contains no images.], will be displayed. Press m to displaythecopyoption
sc reen,an d copyth epic turess tored inthec amera sintern al memoryto thememoryc ard.
kFile Names of Copied Pictures
When pictures are copied using the [Selected images] option, the newly copied pictures are
numbered consecutively from the largest number existing between the two memory sources.
Ex: when the last number in the source memo ry is 32 (DSCN0032.JPG) and the last num-
ber in the destination memory is 18 (DS CN0018.JPG), the copied pictures are assigned
numbers starting from DSCN0033.
When pictures are copied using the [All images] option, all the pictures in the folder are
copied with the same file numbers. New folder numbers are assigned in ascending order
starting from the largest folder number available. If a new folder cannot be created, the
folder is not copied and an er ror message will be displayed.
kCopies
Edited copies have the sa me protection marking ( c95) as the original but are not marked for
print ing ( c79) or trans fer ( c96) .
MNO
Co pyp ic tu re sf ro m inte rnal m e mo ryt o m em o ryc ard .
ONM
Co pyp ic tu re sf ro m m e m or yc ar d to inte rnal m e m or y.
Copy
Exit
Camera to card
All images
Exit
Selected images
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Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu
The setup menu contains the following options.
R Menus c9 9
Cho o se ho w m e nu sa re dis pla y ed.
H Quick startup c1 00
E na bleo r disa ble w e lcom e scre en a nds ta rt -u ps ou n d.
V Welcome screen c1 00
S ele cts cr ee n disp lay edw h en cam e ra is t ur ne d on .
W Date c1 01
S et ca me ra clock an d ch oo se h ome a nddes tin a tio n time z on es .
Z Monitor settings c1 04
A djus tmo nito rb righ tn es s an d ch oo se disp la y sty le .
f Date imprint c1 05
Im p rint da te o r da te cou nt er on p ictu re s.
b Vibration reduction c1 07
Cho o sean o pt io nf or v ib ra tio n re du ct io n.
u AF assist c1 08
E na bleo r disa ble AFas sist illu min at io n.
h Sound settings c1 08
A djus ts ou nda ndv olum e s et tin gs .
i Auto off c1 09
S et tim eb e fo re ca m er a en te rs st an dby m o de to s av e po w er .
M/O Format memory/Format card c1 10
For m at in te rn almemo ry o rme mo ry ca rd.
j Language c1 11
Cho o se la ng ua ge f or cam e ra m en u sa ndm e ss ag es .
k Interface c1 11
A djus ts et tin g sf or con ne ct io nt o te le vis io n or co m p ute r.
n Reset all c1 12
R es to re ca m e ra se tt ing s to def au lt va lu es .
B Firmware version c1 13
D isp la y ca mer a fir m war ev e rsion .
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Displaying the Setup Menu
First, display the playback-mode or shooting-mode selection menu by press-
ing C.Then sele ct Z (use th e rotarymultiselector),press d.
Usetherotarymulti selector to ch ooseand applysettin gs.( c9 )
To exit the setup menu , press C.
R Menus
Choose whether the initial menus displayed for the
shooting menu ( c81) , h ig h- se ns i tivity menu
(c82) , sce nemenu ( c34) , mo viemen u( c57 ),
one-touch p ortraitmenu( c4 4), [Imagemode]in
anti-shakemode ( c42 ), playbackmenu ( c92 ),
andsetupme nu( disp laye dwh en m ispressed)
(c98) use [Te xt] (default settin g) or [Icons] .
When[ Ico ns]isselected,allmenu itemscanbedispla yedin a singlepage
and the hig hligh te dme nu name appe arsat the to p ofthe mon itor.
Set up
Menus
Quick startup
Welcome screen
Date
Monitor settings
Set up
Menus
Text
Icons
R H V W Z
f b u h i
O k j n B
Menus Set up
Menus
Quick startup
Welcome screen
Date
Monitor settings
[Text] [Icons]
Menu names
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H Quick Startup
Choose [On] (default setting) to disable the wel-
come screen and start-up sound. The camera will
be ready for shooting as s oon as it is turned on.
Set to [Off] when enabling the welcome screen.
V Welcome Screen
You can select the welcome screen to be displayed
when the camera is turned on.
To set the welcome screen, [Quick startup] must be
set to [Off].
lWhen [Select an image] is Selected
If you have already selected a welcome screen picture, you can
select a new one by following the confirmation dialog.
Nikon
Displays a welcome screen when the camera is turned on.
Animation (default setting)
Displays a short animation when the camera is turned on.
Select an image
Select a picture in the internal memory or on the memory card for the wel-
come screen. Choose a picture in the picture selection screen ( c9 3) ,a nd
pr es s d.
Th eimageus ed inthew e lcomesc re enisac opyofth ese le cted pictur ean d,
th er ef or e,isnot a ff ec te d ifth eor igina l pic tureisdeleted ortheme mor yc a rd
isre moved.
Pic ture sta ke nat anima gemodes etting of[1 6 :9]( c8 2) can no t be
s electe d.
Quick startup
On
Off
Welcome screen
Nikon
Animation
Select an image
Welcome screen
Yes
No
Replace current
image?
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W Date
Set the camera clock and choose home and travel
destination time zones.
Setting Travel Destination Time Zone
[Time zone] and press d.
The time zone menu is displayed.
2 Choose Y and press d.
The date and time displayed on the monitor changes
according to the region currently selected.
If daylight saving time is in effect, use the rotary multi
selector to choose [Daylight saving] and press d,a n d
th e npr e s s G.T h e t i m e i saut o m at i c allyadv anc ed o ne
h o ur .
3 Press J.
The new city time zone menu is displayed.
Date
Set camera clock to current date and time.
See Setting Display Language, Date, and Time ( c1 6 -1 7) f or m or e info rm a -
tio n.
Time zone
X(hom e t im e zo ne ) c a nb e sp ec if ie da ndd aylights av ing enab le d or d isa bl ed
fro m [ Tim e zone] o pt ions. When Y(d es tina tio n time zone )is se le ct ed , the
time d iff er ence ( c10 3) is au to mat ically ca lcula te dan dth e da te a ndt ime in
th es electe d re gio n ar e re co rded. Us ef ul w he n tra v ellin g.
Date
1 5 / 0 5 / 2 0 0 7 1 5 : 3 0
Date
Time zone
Date
1 5 / 0 5 / 2 0 0 7 1 5 : 3 0
Date
Time zone
Time zone
Tokyo, Seoul
London,Casablanca
Daylight saving
yDaylight saving
1 5 / 0 5 / 2 0 0 7 1 5 : 3 0
Time zone
Tokyo, Seoul
London,Casablanca
Daylight saving
Daylight saving
1 5 / 0 5 / 2 0 0 7 2 3 : 3 0
y
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4 Choose the travel destination time zone
and press d.
While the travel destination time zone is selected, the
Yico nwil lbe d isp la ye dint he m onit or whe nt he
ca mer a is in shoo ting mo de .
jThe Clock Battery
The clock battery charges when the main battery is installed or an AC adapter is connected,
and can provide several days of backup power after about 10 hours of charging.
kX (Home Time Zone)
To switch to the home time zone, choose Xins tep 2.
Tochangethehomet imezone, c hoos e Xinstep2andperfo rmthefollo wing stepsfor
t heho me time zone.
kDaylight Saving Time
If date and time are set when daylight saving time is not in effect:
Turn [Daylight saving] on ( y)whendaylights avingtimebe gins toau tomaticallyadvanc e
t hec amera s clo ckone ho ur.
I fdateandtimear esetwith[ Daylightsaving]tu rnedon( y) whendaylight s avingtimeis
ineffec t:
Tur n [ Daylight s av ing] off when daylight s aving time ends to aut omat ically set the c amera s
c lock backo nehour.
New city time zone
Back
Toronto, Lima
EST:New York
Time zone
EST:New York
London,Casablanca
Daylight saving
Daylight saving
1 5 / 0 5 / 2 0 0 7 1 0 : 3 1
y
y
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kTime Zones (c16)
The camera supports the time zones listed below. Increments of less than one hour are not
supported;when travelling to or from destinat ions at half- or quarter-hour increments from
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), such as Afghanista n, Central Australia, India, Iran, Nepal, or
Newfoundland, set the camera clock to local time ( c16,1 01) .
GMT +/ Location GMT +/ Location
11 Midway, Samoa +1 Madrid, Paris, Berlin
10 Hawaii, Tahiti +2 Athens, Helsinki
9 Alaska, Anchorage +3 Moscow, Nairobi
8
PST (PDT): Los Angeles,
Seattle, Vancouver
+4 Abu Dhabi, Dubai
7
MST (MDT): Denver,
Phoenix, La Paz
+5 Islamabad, Karachi
6
CST (CDT): Chicago,
Houston, Mexico City
+6 Colombo, Dhaka
5
EST (EDT): New York,
Toronto, Lima
+7 Bangkok, Jakarta
4 Caracas, Manaus +8
Beijing, Hong Kong,
Singapore
3 Buenos Aires, S o Paulo +9 Tokyo, Seoul
2 Fernando de Noronha +10 Sydney, Guam
1 Azores +11 New Caledonia
0 London, Casablanca +12 Auckland, Fiji
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Z Monitor Settings
Choose whether or not todisplay information in
the monitor, and set the monitor brightness.
Photo Info
The following display options are available.
See The Monitor ( c6) forinformation on indi cato rs inthemonitor.
Photo info
Choose information displayed in monitor during
shooting and playback mode.
Brightness
Choose from five settings for monitor brightness.
Shooting mode Playback mode
Show info
Auto info
(default setting)
The current settings or operation guide is displayed for five seconds
as in [Show info] above. After five seconds, display will be the same
as [Hide info].
Hide info
Framing grid
Monitor settings
Photo info
Brightness 3
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f Date Imprint
Date and time of recording can be imprinted on
pictures for printing this information from printers
that are not DPOF-compatible ( c1 22) .
At settings other than [Off], th e icon for the current setting is dis played in t he
monito r ( c6 ).
jDate Imprint
Imprinted dates form a permanent part of image data and cannot be deleted.
Dates imprinted at an image-mode setting ( c82) of[ TVs creen( 640) ] mayb edifficultto
r ead. Choo se [PC s creen (10 24) ] or larger wh en us in gdat e impr int.
T h e da t e is r e co r de d u s in g t h e f o r m a t s e le ct e d in t h e s e t u p m e n u s [ D a t e ] it e m ( c1 6 , 1 0 1 ) .
kDate Imprint and Print Set
When using DPOF-compatible devices, shooting date or photo information will be printed if
[Date] or [Info] is selected in the print set menu ( c79) .See Differences Betw eenPrin tSet
an d Date Imprint ( c80 ) for more in formatio n on the difference b et ween [ Date impr int] and
[Prin tset] .
Off (default setting)
Date and time are not imprinted on pictures.
Date
Date is imprinted on the bottom right corner of pictures taken while this
option is in effect.
Date and time
Date and time are imprinted on the bottom right corner of pictures taken
while this option is in effect.
Date counter
Time stamp shows number of days between date of recording and selected
date.
f Date imprint
Off
Date
Date and time
Date counter
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Date Counter
Pictures taken while this option is in effect are imprinte d with the number of
days remaining until, or the number of days elapsed since a specified date.
Use it to track the growth of a child or count down the days until a birthday
or wedding.
Sample date counter time stamps are shown below.
Stored dates
Up to three dates can be stored. To set, choose an
option, press the rotary multi selector J,ent era
date ( c1 6 ),a n dp re ss d.To s elec t adif fe re nt
da te ,ch oosea noptionan d pr es s d.
Display options
Choose [Number of days], [Years and days], or
[Yrs, mnths, days] and press d.
f Date counter
2 0 / 0 5 / 2 0 0 7
Number of days
5
Press d to display the
stored dates option.
Press d to display the
display option.
f Stored dates
2 0 / 0 5 / 2 0 0 7
0 3 / 0 7 / 2 0 0 7
- - - - - - - - - -
Display options
Number of days
Years and days
Yrs, mnths, days
02/ 18.05.2007 02/ 18.05.2007
Two days remaining Two days elapsed
02/ 22.05.2007 02/ 22.05.2007
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b Vibration Reduction
Vibration reduction effectiv ely corrects blur, caused
by slight hand movement known as camera shake,
that commonly occurs when shooting with zoom
applied or at slow shutter speeds. Vibration reduc-
tion can be used in all shooting modes.
When [Off] is selected, an icon for the current setting is not displayed in the
monitor ( c6) . Vibratio nredu ction isenabledinanti-shakemode( c4 2)
re gardlessof the option selecte d for [Vibrationreduction].
jNotes on Vibration Reduction
Vibration reduction may take a few seconds to ac tivate after the camera recovers from the
standby mode or the power is turned on, or the camera enters shooting mode from play-
back mode. Wait until the display stabilizes before shooting.
Vibration reduction may be unable to complete ly eliminate the effects of camera shake in
some situations.
[VR] stands for vibration reduction.
On (default setting)
Vibration reduction is enabled when taking pictures and recording movies.
Camera detects and factors out panning movements when reducing camera
shake. When camera is panned horizontally, for example, vibration reduction
reduces only vertical shake. If camera is panned vertically, vibration reduction
affects only horizontal shake.
Response priority
The time req uired to record pictures, after the shutter-release button is
pressed, is kept to a minimum. With priority on shutter release, this mode pre-
vents lost photo opportunities. Vibration reduction is nearly the same as when
[On] is selected.
Off
Vibration reduction is not enabled. Set vibration reduction to [Off] when using
a tripod.
b
b Vibration reduction
On
Off
Response priority
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u AF Assist
If [Auto] (default setting) is selected, AF-assist illu-
mination will be used to assist the focus operation
when the subject is poorly lit.
Note that for some scene modes, AF-assist illumina-
tion turns off automatically.
To disable this function, choose [Off]. When set to [Off], the camera may be
unable to focus if lighting is poor.
h Sound Settings
Adjust the following sound settings.
Button sound
When [On] (default setting) is selected, beep will sound once when operations
are completed successfully, three times when error is detected, and twice when
the camera acquires focus on the subject.
Shutter sound
Choose shutter sound from [1] (default setting), [2], [3], and [Off].
Volume
Choose volume of shutter sound and start-up sound ( c10 0 )fr om [ Lo ud],
[Nor mal](de fa ult s et tin g) ,a nd[ Of f].
AF assist
Auto
Off
Button sound
Shutter sound
Volume
Sound settings
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Choose the time allowed to elapse before the cam-
era enters standby mode to save power ( c21 ).
Thetimeop tion sare[30s],[1m](defau ltsetting ),
[5m] , and[ 30m].T hepower-on lampflashesin
stan dbymode.Ifn oo peratio nsareperformedfor
another three minutes, the camera turnsoff.
kNotes on Auto Off
The monitor will remain on for:
Three minutes when menus are displayed
30 minutes during continuous pla yback for slide shows, or when the optional AC adapter is
connected
Auto off
30s
1m
5m
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M Format Memory/O Format Card
Use this option to format the inte rnal memory or a memory card.
Formatting the Internal Memory
To format the internal memory, remove the mem-
ory card from the camera.
The [Format memory] option appears in the setup
menu.
Formatting a Memory Card
When the memory card is inserted in the camera,
the [Format card] option appears in the setup
menu.
j Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards
Formatting the internal memory or memory ca rds permanently deletes all data. Be sure to
transfer important pictures to a computer before formatting.
Do not turn the camera off, disconnect the AC adapter, or remove the battery or memory
card during formatting.
The first time you insert the memory cards used in other devices into the COOLPIX S500,
format them.
Format memory
WARNING!
All images will be deleted!
Format
No
WARNING!
All images will be deleted!
Format
No
Format card
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j Language
Choose one of 20 languages for display of camera
menus and messages.
k Interface
Adjust settings for connection to a computer or
television.
Czech Polish
Danish Portuguese
German Russian
(default setting) Finnish
Spanish Swedish
French Simplified Chinese
Indonesian Traditional Chinese
Italian Japanese
Dutch Korean
Norwegian Thai
USB
Select [PTP] (default setting) or [Mass storage] for connection to computer
(c69 )o r pr in te r( c74 ).
Video mode
Choose from [NTSC] and [PAL].
Auto transfer
Choose [On] (default setting) to mark all new pictures for transfer to computer
(c72 ).
Interface
USB
Video mode
Auto transfer
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This option restores the following settings to their
default values:
Pop-up menu
Scene mode
One-touch portrait menu
Movie menu
Shooting menu
Option Default value
Flash mode (c28) Auto
Self-timer (c30) Off
Macro close-up (c31) Off
Exposure compensation (c32) 0
Scene mode (c34) Portrait
Portrait effect (c44) Normal
Movie options (c58) Small size 320
Time-lapse movies (c59) 30s
Stop-motion movies (c60) 5 fps
Auto-focus mode (c61) Single AF
Image mode (c82) Normal (3072)
White balance (c84) Auto
Continuous (c86) Single
Interval timer photography (c87) 30s
BSS (c88) Off
ISO sensitivity (c89) Auto
Color options (c89) Standard color
AF area mode (c90) Auto
Reset all
Reset all settings to default
values
Reset
No
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Others
Choosing [Reset all] also clears the current file number ( c115) fro mt hememo ry. Num-
b er ingw illco ntin uefromt helowestnu mberav ailable.Toresetfilenumberin gto 0001 ,
delet e all pictu res ( c95 ) before s elect ing [ Reset all].
Picture reco rded fo r [W elcome screen ] ( c1 00) , settin gs for [ Date] ( c101 ), [ Date coun ter]
(c106) ,[ Langu ag e] ( c111 ), [U SB ]( c11 1), and[Video mo de]( c11 1)in t hes etup
menuwill remainu naffected even if [Resetall] isperf ormed.
Values et fo r[Whitebal. pres et ]( c85 )inthesh ootin gmen uwillremainunaffectedeven
if[ Reset all] is perfo rmed.
B Firmware Version
View the current camera firmware version.
Menus (c99) Text
Quick startup (c100) On
Welcome screen (c100) Animation
Photo info (c104) Auto info
Brightness (c104) 3
Date imprint (c105) Off
Vibration reduction (c107) On
AF assist (c108) Auto
Button sound (c108) On
Shutter sound (c108) 1
Volume (c108) Normal
Auto off (c109) 1m
Auto transfer (c111) On
Paper size (c75, 76) Default
Slide show (c94) 3s
Back
COOLPI X S500 Ver. X. X
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Technical Notes
Optional Accessories
Approved Memory Cards
The following memory cards have been tested and approved for use in the
COOLPIX S500:
1
If the memory card will be used with a card reader or similar device, the device must
support memory card specifications. If the device does not support memory card
specifications, insert the memory card into the camera and connect the camera to a
computer via the supplied USB cable to transfer pictures.
2
SDHC-compliant.
Other cards have not been tested. Fo r more details on the memory cards
listed above, please contact the manufacturer.
Rechargeable bat-
tery
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10
Battery charger Battery Charger MH-63
AC adapter
AC Adapter EH-62D (connects as shown)
USB cable USB Cable UC-E6
A/V cable Audio/Video Cable EG-CP14
SanDisk
64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB
1
, 4 GB
1, 2
High-speed, 10-MB/s cards: 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB
1
High-speed, 20-MB/s cards: 1 GB, 2 GB
1
Toshiba
64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB
1
, 4 GB
1, 2
High-speed, 10-MB/s cards: 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB
Panasonic
64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB
1
, 4 GB
1, 2
High-speed, 10-MB/s cards: 256 MB
High-speed, 20-MB/s cards: 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB
1
1 2 3
Be sure that the AC adapters cord is properly aligned within
the guide inside the battery chamber before closing the bat-
tery-chamber/memory card slot cover. If the cord is not
aligned within the guide, the cover may be damaged when it
is closed.
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Image/Sound File and Folder Names
Pictures, movies, voice memos, and voice recordings are assigned file names
as follows:
Files are stored in folders named with a folder number followed by a five-
character identifier: P_ plus a th ree-digit sequence number for pictures
taken using panorama assist (e.g., 101P_001; c40), INTVL for inter-
valtimerphoto graphy( e. g., 10 1INTV L; c87), SOUND fo rvo ice
recordings ( e.g ., 10 1SOUND ; c63 ) , and NIK ON for all o th er pictu re s
(e .g. , 10 0NIKON) .Whenth enu mber offile swithinafolderreache s
999 9, a n ew folder will b e created. File numbers will b e assigned au to mat-
ica llystarting with 000 1.
Filescop iedu sing[Co py]>[Selec tedimages] or[Copysou ndfiles] >
[S electe dfiles]arecop iedto the curre ntfo lde r,wheretheyareassigned
newfilen umbersinascen din gorde rstartingfromthe large stfile numbe r
in me mory.[ Co py]>[ Allimages] and[ Cop yso undfiles] >[ Co pyallfiles]
copyallfoldersfro mthe sou rceme diu m;filenamesdo no tch angebu t
newfo lde rnumb ersareassign edinascending orderstartingfro mthe
la rg est folder number on the destinatio nme diu m( c67 , 9 7).
Folderscanholdupto200pictures;if apictureistakenwhen the cu rren t
folder contains 200 p ictures, a new folder will be cre ated by addin g one to
thecurre ntfoldern umber.Ifap ictureista kenwh enth ecurren tfolderis
numb ered999an dcontains200 p ictur esorapicturenumbe re d9999 ,no
furtherpicturescanb etakenuntilthemediu misformatted( c110 ) ora
new memory card inserted.
DSCN0001. JPG
Identifier
(not shown on camera monitor)
Original still pictures (voice
memo attachment
included), movies, voice
memos, voice recordings
DSCN
Cropped copies (voice
memo attachment included)
RSCN
Small copies (voice memo
attachment included)
SSCN
D-Lighting copies (voice
memo attachment included)
FSCN
Time-lapse or stop-motion
movies
INTN
Extension
(signifies the file type)
Still pictures .JPG
Movies .AVI
Voice memos
.WAV
Voice recordings
File number
(assigned automatically in ascending
order, starting with 0001)
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Caring for the Camera
To ensure continued enjoyment of this Nikon product, observe the following
precautions when using or storing the device.
jKeep dry
The device will be damaged if immersed in water or subjected to high humidity.
jDo not drop
The product may malfunction if subjec ted to strong shock or vibration.
jHandle the lens and all moving parts with care
Do not apply force to the lens, lens cover, mo nitor, memory card slot, or battery chamber.
These parts are easily damaged. Applying force to the lens cover could result in camera mal-
function or damage to the lens. Should the m onitor break, care should be taken to avoid
injury caused by broken glass and to prevent the liquid crystal from the display touching the
skin or entering the eyes or mouth.
jDo not point the lens at strong light sources for extended periods
Avoid pointing the lens at the sun or other strong light sources for extended periods when
using or storing the camera. Intense light may cause deterioration of the CCD image sensor,
producing a white blur effect in photographs.
jKeep away from strong magnetic fields
Do not use or store this device in the vicinity of equipment that generates strong electromag-
netic radiation or magnetic fields. Strong static charges or the magnetic fields produced by
equipment such as radio transmitters could interf ere with the monitor, damage data stored
on the memory card, or affect the products internal circuitry.
jAvoid sudden changes in temperature
Sudden changes in temperature, such as occur wh en entering or leaving a heated building on
a cold day, can cause condensation to form insi de the device. To prevent condensation, place
the device in a carrying case or a plastic ba g before exposing it to sudden changes in temper-
ature.
jTurn the product off before removing or disconnecting the power
source
Do not remove the battery while the product is on, or while images are being recorded or
deleted. Forcibly cutting power in these circumsta nces could result in loss of data or in dam-
age to product memory or internal circuitry.
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jThe Self-Timer Lamp/AF-Assist Illuminator LED
The light-emitting diode (LED; c4, 30 , 1 08) us ed in the s elf-
timerlamp /AF-assistilluminatorcon formst othef ollowing
IECs t a n dar d:
kThe Battery
Check the battery level when taking the came ra out and charge the battery if necessary
(c12 ) .D onotcontin uechargingoncet hebatteryis fu llych ar ged,as this willres ultin
r educedbattery performance. If po ssible, carry afullycharg edsparebattery whentaking
p ictu res on impo rtant occas ion s.
D onot us et hebatteryatambient temp er at ures below0 C( 32F) orabo ve40C
( 10 4 F) .D uring charging, thetemperatures houldbeinth ev icinityof 5 to35 C( 41to
9 5F) .Noteth at thebattery may becomeho tdur ingu se; waitfo rthebatt er ytocool
b ef orechargin g. Failuretoobs ervethes epr ec au tions cou lddamag eth ebatt er y,imp air its
p er formance, or prevent it fro mch ar ging no rmally.
On co ldday s, t hecapacit yo fb at teriestends t odecrease.Besurethatt hebattery isf ully
chargedb ef oreheading out sidetot akepictures incoldweather.Keep sparebatteriesina
w arm place and exch an ge as neces sary . Once w armed, a co ld battery may recover s ome of
its ch ar ge.
D irt on the battery termin als can pr event th e cameraf rom functionin g.
Wh en the b at te ryisn otinus e ,removeit fromthecameraor battery charg er andr ep lace
t hetermin alco ver. Thecameraan db at ter y chargerdrawminut eamount sofcurr en teven
w henoff; ifleft in place, t hebatt er ycouldbedrainedtothep oint thatitnolon gerfu nc-
t ions . Tur ning th e camera on or of f while th e ba tt er y is exh au sted can r es ult in reduced bat-
t er ylif e. If theb at terywillnotb eusedfor anextendedperio d,st oreitinacool(15 to
2 5C / 59 to 77 F), dr y place. Recharg e it at least o nce a year and r un it f lat befor e r et urn-
ing it to st orage.
R ep lacet heb at terywh en itnolong er hol dsacharge.Usedbatt er iesareavaluab le
r es ou rce. Pleas e recycle us edb at teries in acco rdance with lo calr eg ulation s.
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Cleaning
Do not use alcohol, thinner, or other volatile chemicals.
Storage
Turn the camera off when not in use. Check that the power-on lamp is off
before putting the camera away. Remove the battery if the camera will not
be used for an extended period. Do not store the camera with naptha or
camphor moth balls or in locations that:
are next to equipment that produces strong electromagnetic fields, such as
televisions or radios
are exposed to temperatures below 10 C (14 F) or above 50 C (122 F)
are poorly ventilated or subject to humidities of over 60%
To prevent mold or mildew, take the camera out of storage at least once a
month. Turn the camera on and releas e the shutter a few times before put-
ting the camera away again.
kNotes on the Monitor
The monitor may contain a few pixels that are al ways lit or that do not light. This is a char-
acteristic common to all TFT LCD displays, and does not indicate a malfunction. Images
recorded using the product will not be affected.
When framing bright subjects, vertical comet- like streaks that whiten toward either end
may appear in the display. This phenomenon, known as smear, does not appear in the
final photograph and does not indicate a malfunct ion. Some smear may appear in movies.
Images in the monitor may be difficult to see under bright lighting.
The monitor is lit by an LED backlight. Should the monitor begin to dim or flicker, contact
your Nikon service representative.
Lens
Avoid touching glass parts with your fingers. Remove dust or lint with a
blower (typically a small device with a rubber bulb attached to one end
that is pumped to produce a stream of air out the other end). To remove
fingerprints or other stains that cannot be removed with a blower, wipe
the lens with a soft cloth, using a spiral motion that starts at the center of
the lens and working toward the edges. If this fails, clean the lens using a
cloth lightly dampened with commercial lens cleaner.
Monitor
Remove dust or lint with a blower. To remove fingerprints and other
stains, clean the monitor with a soft, dry cloth, being careful not to apply
pressure.
Body
Use a blower to remove dust, dirt, or sand then wipe gently with a soft,
dry cloth. After using the camera at the beach or seaside, wipe off any
sand or salt with a dry cloth lightly dampened with fresh water, then dry
thoroughly. Note that foreign matter inside the camera could cause dam-
age not covered by the warranty.
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Error Messages
The following table lists the error messages and other warnings displayed in
the monitor, as well as the so lutions for dealing with them.
Display Problem Solution c
S( blinks) C lo cknot se t. Se tc lo ck. 10 1
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change b at te ry.
1 2
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W a r n i ng !
Ba tt er y
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Bat te ry e xh au st ed . Ch ar ge o rc h an ge b at -
te ry.
1 2
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Wait u nt il me ss ag e cl ea rs
fro md isp la y au to mat i-
ca llywhe nre co rd ing is
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2 5
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M e m o r y c a r d i s w r i t e
p ro te ct ed .
W r ite -p ro te ct sw it ch i s in
lo ck po sit io n.
Sli de w ri te -p ro te ct to
w ri te p o sit io n.
1 9
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Th is ca rd c an n ot be
us ed .
Err or ac ce ss in g memo ry
c ar d.
U s ea p pr ov ed c ar d.
Ch ec k th at co n ne ct or s
a re c le an .
Co nf irm th at memo ry
c a rd is co rr ec tl y
i ns er te d.
11 4
1 8
1 8
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Wa rn ing ! Th is ca rd
c an no t be r ea d.
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Ca r d i s n o t f o r m a t t e d .
N o
Fo r m a t
Me mor y ca rd ha s no t
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c am e ra .
Ch oo se [ Fo rma t] an d
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re pla cec ar d.
1 9
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O u t o f m e m o r y .
Me mor y ca rd is fu ll. Ch o o s e s m a l l er i m a g e s i ze .
De le te pi ct ur es or
s ou n df ile s.
In s e r t n e w m e m o ry c a r d .
R e m o v e m e m o ry c a r d
a n d u s e in t e r n a l m e m o r y .
8 2
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Err or oc c urr ed w h ile
r ec or di ng p ict ur e.
Fo rm a ti nt er na lm e m or y
o r m e m o r y c a r d .
11 0
Cam e ra h as ru n ou t of
f ile n umb er s.
In s er t n ew m e m o r y c a r d .
Fo rm at in te rn a lm e m -
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1 8
11 0
Can n ot ed it se le ct ed p ic -
t ur e.
Se lec t pi ct ur et ha t su p-
po rt sc ro p D- Li gh tin g or
sm al lp ic tu re .
4 7
Pic tu re ca nn o tb e us ed
f or w el co m es cr ee n .
Ch oo se p ic tu re 64 0
48 0 pix el so r la rg er ,o r
pic tu re ta ke n at an i m ag e
m od es et ti ng o th er th an
[16 :9 ].
4 9 ,
5 0, 8 2
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tin at io n.
9 5
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S ou nd fil e c an no t b e
sa ve d .
Cam e ra h as ru n ou t of
f ile n umb er s.
In s er t n ew m e m o r y c a r d .
Fo rm at in te rn a lm e m -
o ry o r me m o ry ca rd .
1 8 ,
1 10 ,
11 2
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Im a ge h as a lre a dy
be e nm o di fie d .
D- Lig h tin g c a nn ot be
us ed .
Imagecannotbe
enhancedusing
D-Lighting.
Co pi es fr om D- Li gh tin g ,
cro p ,o rs m al lp ic tu re
optioncannotbe
adjustedusing
D-Lighting.
4 8
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Ca nn ot r ec or d
mo vi e.
T ime ou t er ro rwh ile
r ec or di ng m o vie .
Ch o o s e m e m o r y c a r d
wi th fa st er wri te sp ee d .
11 4
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M e m o ry c on ta in s no
im a ge s.
N o pic tu re sor so u nd
fi le in th e in te rn al
m e m o r y o r m e m o r y
c ar d.

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No s ou nd f ile .
M e m or yc a rd do es n ot
c on ta in pi ct ur es o r
so u nd fi le .
To c op y p ic tu re o rs ou n d
file fr om in te rn al me mor y
to memo ry c ar d, pr es s
m.Th ec opyoption
sc ree norc opysoun d file
sc ree nw ill bedis pla y ed.
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CO O LPIXS5 0 0
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ot he rd ev ic e.
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Dat e an d tim e a re n ot se t
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Th is im a g e ca n no t be
d e let ed .
Pic tu re is pr ot ec te d. Di sa ble p ro te ct io n. 9 5
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Ne w c ity i si nt he
c u rre n tt im e zo ne .
Des ti na tio n in sa m e tim e
z on e as h om e .
10 3
L en se rr or
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L en s er ro r. Tu rn c ame ra of f an d t he n
on ag ai n. If er ro r p er sis ts ,
co nt ac tr et ai le ro r Ni ko n
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If Pic tu re Pr oj ec t dis pl ay s
er ror ,c li ck [OK]t o ex it.
Re su m eo p er at ion a ft er
tu rn ing c am e ra o ff an d
re co nn ec ti ng c ab le .
6 9, 7 4
[U S B] op ti on in c or rec t. Ch oo se c or re ct [U S B]
op tio n .
6 9, 7 0
Pic tu re Pro je ct d id no t
s ta rt.

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N o imag es a re
m a rk e df or t ra ns fe r.
N o pi ct ur es se le ct ed fo r
t ra ns fe r.
Se lec t pi ct ur es fo r tra ns -
fe rin t he p la yb ac k m en u
an d try a ga in .
7 2 ,
9 6
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T ra ns fe re rr or
T ra ns fe re rr or . Ch ec k ba tt er yl ev el .
Ch ec k t ha t US B c a ble is
c o nn ec te d.
2 0
6 9
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Err or ha s oc cu rr ed in
c ame ra s in te rn al ci r-
c ui try .
Tu rn ca me ra of f, re mov e
an d rei ns er tb a tte ry , an d
tu rn ca m er a on .Ife rr or
pe rs ist s, co nt ac t re ta ile r
or N iko n re pr es en ta ti ve .
1 5, 2 0
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Troubleshooting
If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common prob-
lems below before consulting your reta iler or Nikon repr esentative. Refer to
the page numbers in the right-mos t column for more information.
Display, Settings and Power Supply
Problem Cause/Solution c
Mon ito r is bla n k Ca m er a is of f.
Ba tt er yise xh a us te d.
St an db y m ode fo r sa ving p ow e r: p re ss
th es hu tt er -r ele a se bu tt on h alfw a y.
Whe n f la sh lam p blinks r ed, w ait un til
fla sh h as cha rg ed.
Ca m er a a nd TV ar e con n ecte d v ia A /V
ca ble.
Tim e lap se o rin te rv a lt im er p ho to gr a-
ph y in pr og re ss .
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2 0
2 1, 2 4
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6 9
6 8
M on ito r is ha rdto r ea d Adju st m on it or b rig ht ne ss .
M on ito r is dirty .Cle a nm o n ito r.
M on ito r ha s dim m e d to sa v ep o we r.
M on ito r br ig ht en sw h en con tr olsa re
us ed.
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11 8
2 1
Ca m er a tu rn so ff w it ho ut w ar n-
ing
Ba tt er yislow .
Ca m er a ha s tu rne dof f au to mat ically
to sa ve p owe r.
Ba tt er yiscold.
2 0
11 7
Da te a ndtime of re co rdin g ar e
no tco rre ct
Pictu re s re co rdedb ef or e clo ckh a s
be en se t, a nd D a te no t se t in dica to r
blinks du rin g sh oo ting ,w illh av e tim e
sta mp of 0 0 /00 /0 00 0 00 :0 0 ; mo vies
an d vo icer ecor ding s will be dat ed
0 1/ 01 /2 00 7 00 :0 0.
Ch eckca m e ra clock re gu la rly a ga in st
m or e a ccu ra te tim e p iece s a nd r es et as
re qu ire d.
1 6
10 1
No in dica to rs disp la ye d in mon i-
to r
[Hideinf o] is se le ct edfo r [P ho to in fo ].
Se le ct [S ho win fo ].
10 4
[D at eim pr int ]n o ta va ilab le Ca m e ra clock ha sn o tb ee n se t. 1 6 ,
10 1
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Electronically Controlled Cameras
In extremely rare instances, unusual character s may appear in the monitor and the camera
may stop functioning. In most cases, this ph enomenon is caused by a strong external static
charge. Turn the camera off, remove and repl ace the battery, and then turn the camera on
again. In the event of continued malfunction, contact your retailer or Nikon representative.
Note that disconnecting the power source as de scribed above may result in the loss of any
data not recorded to internal memory or the memory card at the time the problem occurred.
Data already recorded will not be affected.
Shooting
Date not appearing on pictures
even when [Date imprint] is
enabled
Date does not appear on movies or on
pictures taken using P,N,F, [Con tin -
uo us ] , whe n [On] is se le ct ed fo r [BSS], or
shoo tingin ant i-s hake mo de .
5 6 , 3 5 ,
3 8 , 4 0 ,
8 6 , 8 8 ,
4 2
Camera se ttings re se t Back u pbatte ry is e xhau st ed; allse tt in gs
wereres to re d to theirde fault v alu e s.
10 2
No p ictu re ta ke n w he n sh ut te r-
re lea se b ut to n is pr es se d
Whe n ca mer a is in play ba ckmo de ,
pr es s i orth esh utte r-r elea seb ut-
ton .
Whe nmen usa redispla ye d,pr es s
m.
Ba tter yise xh a us te d.
Whe nfla shlamp blin ks ,f las hisch ar g-
ing.
2 6
1 0
2 0
2 9
Ca mer aca nn ot f oc us Th einten ded sub jec t ison ewith
wh ic hautofocusdoesn ot pe rf or m
we ll.
Se t [ AF a ss ist]inthes etup me nu to
[Auto].
Focuse rr or .Turnca mer aoffa n d th en
ona ga in .
2 5
10 8
2 0
Pic ture sar eb lurr ed Us efla sh .
Us ean ti- sh akemode.
Us ehigh -se n sitivitysh ooting mode .
Us evib ra tionre duc tion .
Us e A.
Us e tripo d and self- timer.
2 8
4 2
3 3
10 7
8 8
3 0
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Bright specks appear in pictures
taken with flash
Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn
flash off.
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Flash does not fire Flash is off.
Some scene modes that cannot turn
on flash are selected.
Anti-shake mode is applied.
Tmo de s ot he rt han [Time- laps e
m ov ie A] an d [S to p- m ot io nm o v ie]
ar es el ec te d.
[C on tin u ou s] or [M u lt i-s ho t1 6 ]is
se lec te d fo r [Co n tin uo u s], or [O n ]i s
se lec te d fo r [BS S] .
2 8
3 4
4 2
5 6
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Op ti ca lz oo m c an n ot be u se d O pt ica lz o om c a nn ot b eu se d w hi le
re co rd in g mo v ies .
5 6
Di git al zo o m ca n no tb e us ed D i g i t a l z o o m i s n o t a v a i l a b l e w h e n [ M u l t i -
s h o t 1 6 ] i s s e l e c t e d f o r [ C o n t i n u o u s ] .
8 6
[Im a ge m o de ]n ot a va ila b le [Im a ge m o de ]c a nn ot b ea d jus te d w he n
[Mu lti -sh o t1 6] is se le ct ed f or [Con ti nu -
ou s] .
8 6
No s ou nd w h en sh u tte r is
re lea se d
[O ff ]is s ele ct ed f or [S ou n ds et ti ng s] >
[Sh u tte r so un d] in s etu p men u .
[C on tin u ou s] or [M u lt i-s ho t1 6 ]is
se lec te d fo r [Co n tin uo u s], or [O n ]i s
se lec te d fo r [BS S] in s ho ot in gm e n u.
P ([Spo rt s] sc en e mode) o r N
([Mu se um ] sc en e m ode) is se le ct ed.
An ti-shake m o de or T m o de is
se lec te d.
10 8
8 6, 8 8
3 5, 3 8
4 2, 5 6
AF-ass ist illuminato r do es n ot
light
[Off]is s ele ct edforAF as sis to p tio n in
se tu pme n u.
AF-ass ist illuminato r tu rn so ffaut o-
mat icallyin s o m e m o de s .
10 8
3 5- 40
Pic tu re s ap pe ars m eare d Le ns is dirt y. Clean le ns . 11 8
Co lo rs are un natu ral White balanc e do e sn ot matc h light
so urce .
8 4
Random lys pac edbright p ix els
(n o ise ) app earin im age
Shut te r sp ee dt oo s lo w. Noise can be
re du ce dby :
Us in gflash
Sp e c ify in g a lo we r ISO s e n s it iv it y s e t -
t in g
Cho o s in g s c e n e m o de wit h n o is e re du c -
t io n
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8 9
3 5- 40
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Playback
Pictures are too dark
(underexposed)
Flash is off.
Flash window is blocked.
Subject is beyond flash range.
Adjust exposure compensation.
Apply high-sensitivity shooting mode,
or raise the ISO sensitivity.
Subject is backlit. Select L( [Bac k
light ]s ce ne mo de )o r us e fillflas h.
2 8
2 2
2 8
3 2
3 3, 8 9
2 8, 3 9
Pic tu re s aret oo bright
(ov e rex p os ed)
Adju st e xp os urec o m pe ns at io n. 3 2
Un ex p ec te dres ults whe n flash
se tt o A (a uto w ithr ed-e ye
re duction )
In -Came raRed-E yeFixmay ,inve ryra re
ca se s,bea pplie d to a re asn ot af fe cted
byr ed-e ye .Set f las hto z( au to )o r C
(fill- fla sh )a n d trya ga in .N oteth at re d-
ey ere ductionisthedef ault se ttin g f or
on e- touc hportra it, B,an dD m o de s .
2 8 ,
3 5 ,
3 6, 4 3
File ca nn ot b ep la ye dba ck File ha sb e en o ve rw ritte n or r en am e d
by com p ut er or o th er m ake of cam e ra .
T im e la p s e , s t o p m o t io n , o r in t e r v a l
t im e r p h o t o g r a p h y in p r o g r e s s : p ict u r e s
ca n n o t b e p la y e d b a ck u n t il r e co r din g is
co m p le t e .
Ca nn o tz oo m in o n pict ur e Play ba ckz oo m can no t be u se d with

m ov ie s, sm a llp ictu re s, or p ictur es t ha t
ha ve b ee n cr op pe dto b elow 3 20 24 0.
Ca nn o tr ecor d vo icem e m o Vo ice m em o sca nn ot b ea p pe ndedt o

m ov ie s.
6 2
Ca nn o tu se D -L ig ht ing , cr op ,o r
sm a llp ictu re o pt ion s
Th es e op tio n scan n ot be u se d with
m ov ie s, an d pictu re s ta ke n wh e n
[16 :9 ]isa p pliedin t he im a ge m o de
se tting .
Se le ct pict ur et ha t su pp or ts D -L ig ht -
ing , cr op ,o r sm a llp ictu re .
Ca m er a m ay b eu n ab le to u se th e se
op tio n sw it h pict ure s re co rdedb y
ot he rca m er as.
Ot he r ca m er as m a yb e un a ble t o pla y
ba ckp ictu re sr ecor de d w ith t his cam -
er a.
6 2, 8 2
4 7
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Pictures not displayed on televi-
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Choose correct video mode.
Memory card contains no pictures.
Replace memory card. Remove mem-
ory card to play back pictures from
internal memory.
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PictureProject does not start
when camera is connected
Camera is off.
Battery is exhausted.
USB cable is not correctly connected.
Appropriate [USB] option is not
selected.
Camera is not recognized by the com-
puter.
Computer is not set to launch
PictureProject automatically.
See the supplied PictureProject Refer-
ence Manual (on CD)(silv er)for more
information on PictureProject.
2 0
2 0
6 9
7 0
Cannot mark pictures for transfer No more than 1 ,0 00pictures can b e

marked for transfer. Click [ Transfer]in
PictureProject to transfer pictures.
7 1
Transfer marking does not
appear
Pictures were marked for transfer using
another model of camera. Mark pictures
for transfer using C O O LPIXS50 0.
7 2 ,
9 6
Cannot transfer pictures d c an n ot beuse d to tr an sf erpictur es
fr om inter na l me mor yw he n[M as ss tor-
age]isse le cted f or[USB]orifmemory
ca rd islocke d.Tr an sf erpictur esusin g
th e[Tr an sf er ]b uttoninPictur eProje ct.
1 9
Pic ture sto beprinted ortra ns -
fe rre d ar enot dis play ed
M emoryc ar d c ontain sno pic tures .
Re plac ememoryc ar d.Re movememory
ca rd to print ortra ns fe rpic ture sf rom
in te rn al memory .
1 8
Ca nn ot s ele c t pape rs izew ith
ca mer a
Pa pe rsizeca nn ot b ese le cted fr om th e
ca mer aifth eprinterdoe sn ot s upport
th epa ges ize sus ed b yth eca mer aorth e
pr in te ra utoma tica llys ele ctsth epa ge
size .Useth epr in te rto se le ct pa ges ize.
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Specifications
Nikon COOLPIX S500 Digital Camera
Type Compact digital camera
Effective pixels 7.1 million
Image sensor
1
/2.5-in. CCD; total pixels: approx. 7.38 million
Lens 3 Zoom-Nikkor lens
Focal length 5.7-17.1mm (eq uivalent with 35mm [135] format picture
angle: 35-105mm)
f/-number f/2.8 4.7
Construction 5 elements in 5 groups
Digital zoom Up to 4x (eq uivalent with 35mm [135] format picture angle:
approx. 420mm)
Vibration reduction Lens shift
Autofocus (AF) Contrast-detect AF
Focus range (from
lens)
50 cm (2 ft.) to

F)
Focus-area selection Auto (9-area automatic selection), center, manual with
99 focus areas
AF-assist illumination Class 1 LED product (IEC 60825-1 Edition 1.2
-2001
);
max. output: 1,450
Monitor 2.5 in., 230,000-dot, TFT LCD with anti-reflection coating
and 5-level brightness adjustment
Frame coverage
(shooting mode)
Approx. 96%horizontal and 96%vertical
Frame coverage
(playback mode)
Approx. 100%horizontal and 100%vertical
Storage
Media
Internal memory (approx. 26 MB)
SD (Secure Digital) memory cards
File system DCF, Exif 2.2, and DPOF compliant
File formats Compressed: JPEG-Baseline-compliant
Movies: AVI
Sound files: WAV
Image size (pixels) 3,072 2,304 [High (3072A)/N o rm a l( 30 72 )]
2 ,59 2 1 ,9 44 [N o rm a l(2 5 92 )]
2 ,04 8 1 ,5 36 [N o rm a l(2 0 48 )]
1 ,02 4 7 68 [ PC s cr ee n( 10 24 )]
6 40 4 8 0[ TV s cr ee n (64 0 )]
3 ,07 2 1 ,72 8 (1 6: 9)
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* Based on Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) standards for measuring
the life of camera batteries. Measured at 23 C (73 F); zoom adjusted with each
shot, flash fired with every other shot, image mode set to [E Normal (3072)].
Battery life may vary depending on shooting interval and length of time menus and
images being displayed.
Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with a fully-charged
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10 operated at an ambient temperature
of 25 C (77 F).
ISO sensitivity
ISO 50,100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2000,
Auto (auto gain to ISO 50 to 1000)
Exposure
Metering 256-segment matrix, center-weighted, spot (digital zoom),
spot AF area (99 focus area)
Exposure control Programmed auto exposure with exposure compensation
(2.0 to +2.0 EV in steps of
1
/3 EV)
Range
(ISO 100)
[W]: 0.35 to +16.5 EV
[T]: +1.14 to 18.0 EV
Shutter
Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter
Speed
1
/1500 to 4 s
Aperture Electronically controlled ND filter selection
Range 2 steps (f/2.8 and f/5.6 [W])
Self-timer
Can be selected from 10 and 3 seconds duration
Built-in flash
Range (approx.)
(ISO sensitivity: [Auto])
W: 0.5 to 7.5 m (19.7 in. to 24 ft. 6.0 in.)
T: 0.5 to 4.0 m (19.7 in. to 13 ft. 1.2 in.)
Flash control Sensor flash system
Interface USB
Video output Can be selected from NTSC and PAL
I/O terminals
Audio/video out, digital I/O (USB)
Supported
languages
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch,
English, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japa-
nese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Russian,
Spanish, Swedish, Thai
Power source One EN-EL10 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (supplied)
Battery life
*
Approx. 180 shots (EN-EL10)
Dimensions
(W H D)
Approx. 88 51 22 mm (3.5 2.0 0.9 in.) (excluding
projections)
Weight
Approx. 125 g (4.4 oz) (without battery and SD memory
card)
Operating environment
Temperature
0 to 40 C (32 to 104 F)
Humidity
Less than 85% (no condensation)
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Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10
Battery Charger MH-63
jSpecifications
Nikon will not be held liable for any errors th is manual may contain. The appearance of this
product and its specifications are subject to change without notice.
Type Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Rated capacity 3.7 V/740 mAh
Operating temperature 0 to 40 C (32 to 104 F)
Dimensions
(W H D)
Approx. 31.5 39.5 6 mm (1.2 1.6 0.2 in.) (exclud-
ing projections)
Weight Approx. 15 g (0.5 oz) (excluding battery case)
Rated input 100-240V AC, 50/60 Hz, 0.07-0.045 A
Rated capacity 7-10.8 VA
Rated output DC 4.2V/0.55 A
Supported batteries Nikon Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10
Charging time Approx. 100 minutes when battery is fully discharged
Operating temperature 0 to 40 C (32 to 104 F)
Dimensions
(W H D)
Approx. 54 20 85 mm (2.1 0.8 3.3 in.) (excluding
projections)
Weight Approx. 55 g (1.9 oz) (excluding power cable)
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Supported Standards
DCF: Design Rule for Camera File System is a standard widely used in the
digital camera industry to ensure co mpatibility among different makes of
camera.
DPOF: Digital Print Order Format is an industry-wide standard that allows
pictures to be printed from print orders stored on the memory card.
Exif version 2.2: This camera supports Exif (Exchangeable Image File For-
mat for Digital Sti ll Cameras) version 2.2, a standard that allows informa-
tion stored with photographs to be used for optimal color reproduction
when images are output from Exif-compliant printers.
PictBridge: A standard developed cooperatively by the digital camera and
printer industries, allowing photographs to be output directly to a printer
without connecting the ca mera to a computer.
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Symbols
F (anti-shake)button4,42
F Anti-shakemode42
d ( a pplys e le c tion )button5
L Aut om o de 2 0 2 7
J Calendarmode52
T (delete)button10,26
z (D-Lighting)48
I (exposurecompensation)5,32
l Help 11
K High-sensitivitys hootingmode33
LListbydatemode 53
m button10
C(mode)button5,8
TMoviemode8,10,56, 57
A(one-touchportra it/D-Lighting)
but t o n 4 , 4 3 , 4 8
i Playback mode8,10,26,27
k Playback zoom 46,49
n Scene mode 10,34
i (shooting/playback)button5,8,26
j Thumbnail playback 45,49
E(transfer)button69,71,96
bVibrationreduction21,107
q Voice playback mode 65
O Voicerecording mode8,63,99
yWaiticon119
t a n d v (zoom)buttons5,22,31,
62,65,75
A
Accessories 114
AE-L 41
AF area mode 90
AF assist 108
Anti-shake mode 42
Auto off 109
Auto transfer 111
Auto-focus mode 61
A/V cable 68
AVI 115
AV-out connect 68
B
Back light ( L) 39
Back litsubjects 28, 39
Battery14
Batterycharger12,114
Batterylevelindicator119
Batt ery -c hambe r/me mory c ardslot
c o v e r5
Beach/snow( H)36
Bests hotselector38,88
Blur124
Brightness104
BSS91
C
Cable connector 5, 71, 74
Cleaning
Body 118
Lens 118
Monitor 118
Close up (M)38
Close-up31, 38
Coloroptions89,91
Computer6872,111
copyingpicturesto6871
Co n n e ct o rcov e r5
Continuous86,91
Copy97
Copy( O)39
Crop49
Cyanot ype89
D
Date 1617, 101, 105
printing 80
Date counter 106
Date imprint 105
Daylight saving time 101
DCF 131
Delete 95
Design rule for camera file system 131
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Digital print order format 7980, 131
D-Lighting 48
DPOF 131
DSCN 115
Dusk/dawn ( J)37
E
E-mail 82
Error messages 119122
Exif version 2.2 131
Exposure compensation 32
Extension 115
F
Face-priority AF 44
File names 115
Fill flash 28
Fireworks show ( K)38
Firmwareversion 113
Flash 28,112
lamp 5,29
mode28
Flashmode 91
Focus 6,24
area 6,24
face -priorit y 43
Foldernames 115
Format19,110
Framing22
FSCN115
H
High-sensitivity shooting mode 33
I
Image mode 34, 82
Interface 6874, 111
Internal memory 67, 18, 83, 110
capacity 83
formatting 110
ISO sensitivity 89
J
JPEG 128
JPG 115
L
Landscape ( E)35
Langu age 1 6 , 111
Le ns 4, 118
M
Macro close-up 31
Memory card 67, 18, 83, 114
approved 114
capacity of 83
formatting 110
Inserting and removing 18
slot 18
Menus 99
Monitor 5, 67, 20, 104, 118
brightness 104
indicators in 67
Monitor settings 104
Movie menu 57
Movie mode 56
Movie options 58
maximum movie length 58
small size 58
smaller size 58
Stop-motion movie 58
Time-lapse movie 58
TV movie 58
Movies 56, 62
deleting 62
playback 62
recording 56
Museum (N)38
N
Night landscape ( G)37
O
One-touch portrait mode 43
menu 44
taking pictures 43
P
Panorama 4041
Panorama assist ( F)40
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Party/indoor ( C)36
PictBridge7379,131
Playback26,4550
menu9297
thumbnail45
zoom 46
Playbackmenu 9297
Play bac k- mo de se lectionmenu8
Powe rswit ch 4
Power-onlamp 4,20
Prints et 79, 92
Prints ize 83
Prot ect 95
Q
Quick startup 100
R
Red-eye reduction 29
Reset all 112
Rotary multi selector 5, 9
RSCN 115
S
Self timer 30, 91
Self-timer lamp 4, 30
Setup menu 98113
Shooting menu 8189
Shooting-mode selection menu 8
Shutter-relea se button 4
Slide show 94
Small picture 50
Smear 118
Sound settings 108
Sports (P)35
SSCN115
St rap,Camera 4
Sunset( I)37
Supportinformation 2
T
Television 68
connecting to 68
Thumbnail playback 45
Time zone 1617, 101, 103
Transfer 71
mark 72, 96, 111
Transfer marking 96
pictures for 96, 111
Tripod 5
U
USB 111
connection 6970, 111
USB cable 71, 74
V
Vibration reduction 107
Video mode 111
Voice memos 51
Voice recordings
Copying 67
making 63
Playing 65
Volume 62, 66
W
WAV 115
Welcome screen 98
White balance 84, 91
preset 85
Z
Zoom 22
buttons 5
indicator 6
playback 46
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